21-03-2018, 02:45
(This post was last modified: 21-03-2018, 02:45 by surferjoe2007.)
Nutrient content of food:
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/
http://nutritiondata.self.com/
The 2nd link actually uses the data from the first link but adds some nifty search tools. You can also look for other similar sites and apps to make it easier on you.
RDI's:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_Daily_Intake
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/nutrient-index (mentionsthe RDI, amounts used in various studies, and the quality of those studies or lack thereof)
Studies:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Good starting point for verifying xyz herbal fad to see if it's legit. Some studies are worse quality than others, but after looking at several or seeing that there's only 1 study paid by the manufacturer, then you can get a rough idea. Try to find mg/kg, whether or not an extract was used and how much improvement was in the test animals before assuming 1 capsule of xyz herb will cure x.
There is of course more to it than reference data, but reference data can help you verify if something is real or just a popular notion.
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/
http://nutritiondata.self.com/
The 2nd link actually uses the data from the first link but adds some nifty search tools. You can also look for other similar sites and apps to make it easier on you.
RDI's:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_Daily_Intake
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/nutrient-index (mentionsthe RDI, amounts used in various studies, and the quality of those studies or lack thereof)
Studies:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Good starting point for verifying xyz herbal fad to see if it's legit. Some studies are worse quality than others, but after looking at several or seeing that there's only 1 study paid by the manufacturer, then you can get a rough idea. Try to find mg/kg, whether or not an extract was used and how much improvement was in the test animals before assuming 1 capsule of xyz herb will cure x.
There is of course more to it than reference data, but reference data can help you verify if something is real or just a popular notion.