ftp://ftp.cray.com/pub/misc.fitness/
This site provides access to an abbreviated database on health and nutrition. A complete nutrition database is available at this site from the same original US Government location. A FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) file can be accessed here regarding miscellaneous fitness information and the same FAQ can be downloaded from this site and uncompressed using gunzip (.gz). Finally, there is a collection of postings pertaining to protein, carbohydrates, amino acids and their hows and whys in nutrition.