Recommended Multi-Subject Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Consumer Edition - Provides access to scholarly journals, general health care magazines, reference books, and pamplets. Gives full fext from 1990 of periodicals covering nutrition, exercise, self-care, substance abuse, and more.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowIdentifies articles in regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns, as well as TV and radio news transcripts. Up-to-date resources, such as editorials and opinions on the topic, are also included.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Identifies articles in all areas of sociology and includes coverage of public health issues.
- SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new windowIncludes articles related to sport, fitness, and kinesiology, and their relationships to mental and physical health.
Suggested Keywords
Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic.
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Children's nutrition
- Childhood obesity
- Child obesity rates
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Obesity and public health
- Overweight children
- Prevention
- Type 2 diabetes