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Healthy
Food Choices
Weight Management
Fitness
Eating Disorders
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Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department
of Agriculture (USDA) 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans? www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/A_ExecSummary.htm Read Executive Summary Part A for a brief overview. Read Key Messages: Translating Scientific Findings into Dietary and Physical Activity Guidance. |
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United States Department
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U.S. Food and
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National Heart,
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| Resources at K-State | Nutrition Counseling, Lafene Health Center - www.k-state.edu/lafene/nutri_info.htm Recreational Services - http://recservices.k-state.edu Dining Services - http://housing.k-state.edu/dining FitCourse, Housing & Dining Services - http://housing.k-state.edu/dining/FitCourse.html
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Cook It Quick, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County - http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq.shtml The Challenge of Healthy Restaurant Eating, University of Georgia and Ft. Valley State University - www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E-85.pdf |
| If You Want To Know More: | U.S. Department of Agriculture - Nutrition.gov: www.nutrition.gov Centers for Disease Control - Fruit and Veggies Matter: www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov Shape Up America - How Do Your Portions Stack Up? www.shapeup.org/atmstd/sud10v3/sud10s9.php
Food and Nutrition Information Center - Ethnic and
Cultural Resources: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php? American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org |
Centers for Disease
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| National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute - Portion Distortion: http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm |
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| Resources at K-State | Nutrition Counseling, Lafene Health Center - www.k-state.edu/lafene/nutri_info.htm
Housing & Dining Services - FitCourse: http://housing.k-state.edu/dining/FitCourse.html |
| If You Want To Know More: | Federal Trade Commission - Weight Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program that Works for You - www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/health/hea05.pdf
American Obesity Association - www.obesity.org National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - www.niddk.nih.gov American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org Weight Loss: It's Not Just the Pounds, www.FamilyDoctor.org
- http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/ Healthy
Eating 101: Avoid the Freshman
15, My Roommate is Driving Me Crazy!
Dianna Schalles, MS, RD, LD. Kansas State
University - www.myroommateisdrivingmecrazy.com/ |
American Council on Exercise - www.acefitness.org
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American College of Sports Medicine - www.acsm.org
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American Heart Association - www.americanheart.org
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| Resources at K-State |
Nutrition Counseling, Lafene Health Center - www.k-state.edu/lafene/nutri_info.htm - Reduced cost pedometers and information on use available for students. Recreational Services - http://recservices.k-state.edu
L.I.F.E. (Lifestyle Improvement through Fitness Enhancement), Department of Kinesiology - www.k-state.edu/kines/life.htm |
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SmallStep.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.smallstep.gov
America On the Move, The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living - www.americaonthemove.org MedlinePlus - Exercising for a Health Heart,
X-Plain.com: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/ National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute - Check
Your Physical Activity & Heart
Disease I.Q.: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Weight-control Information Network, - Active at Any Size: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/active.htm
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