Misinformation, fads, celebrity recommendations or shoddy science make it tough to find the droplets of facts with the firehose of information coming at us every day. Following is a compilation of sites to help you determine what’s real and how to know – particularly when it comes to issues related to farm, food and nutrition.

Academics Review
Are you looking at popular claims or peer reviewed science? See this site for testing claims.

Registered Dietitian Review of Diet Books
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokespeople have reviewed popular diet books to help you understand which diets are reasonable and which should be avoided.

Applied Mythology
What if much that you think you know about agriculture, farming and food isn’t actually true? What if there are “myths” that have been intentionally and mostly unintentionally spread about these issues?

Sense about Science
A charitable trust that equips people to make sense of scientific and medical claims in public discussion.

Biofortified
Volunteer authors provide factual information and foster discussion about agriculture, especially plant genetics and genetic engineering.

The Genetic Literacy Project
Agricultural and human biotechnology are reshaping farming, food and medicine. The GLP explores the intersection of DNA research, media and policy to disentangle science from ideology.

Validating Scientific Studies
All of the “junk science” available on the internet makes it critical to be armed with an understanding of what makes a scientific paper truly scientific.

GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe
Helping readers navigate the confusing myths of modern biology.

Nutrition Guides for Registered Dietitian Practice
Evidence-based guidelines for dietetic and nutrition practitioners to apply research in practice.

Science-Based Medicine
Explores issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine.

International Food Information Council
Great information to help effectively communicate science-based information on health, food safety and nutrition for the public good.

The Journal of Nutrition
Contents include peer-reviewed research reports on all aspects of experimental nutrition.

The Council for Agricultural Science & Technology
Publications written by scientists from many disciplines to address issues of animal sciences, food sciences, agricultural technology, plant & soil sciences.

Food & Drug Administration’s Hot Topics in Food Safety
FDA’s latest information on the hot food safety and nutrition topics.

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Position Papers (formerly ADA)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics develops Position and Practice Papers to assist in promoting the public’s optimal nutrition, health, and well-being. Papers written by health professionals who possess thorough and current knowledge of the topic.

Policy of Inclusion: This list of references has been aggregated by Michele to help those who are looking for information around the science of food, farming and related issues, in the interest of connecting all sides of the dinner plate.  Cause Matters Corp. has no formal relationship with any organization listed; this page is provided as a resource. Please contact her if you’d like recommend a site be added to the list or have a favorite science source to help others.