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Healthful and Safe College Life (EDCEP 103)
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Nutrition & Fitness Module

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Healthy Food Choices
Weight Management
Fitness
Eating Disorders

Healthy Food Choices

2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - www.cnpp.usda.gov/DietaryGuidelines.htm
Executive Summary - www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/
PolicyDoc/ExecSumm.pdf

Selected Messages for Consumers - www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/
PolicyDoc/SelectedMessages.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture - www.ChooseMyPlate.gov - Choose My Plate -
U.S. Food and Drug Administration -
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -
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

Family Nutrition Program, Department of Human Nutrition - www.humec.ksu.edu/fnp

Specific Nutritional Concerns of College Students:

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/ext/pubs/fdns/FDNS-E-85.pdf

If You Want To Know More:

Centers for Disease Control - Nutrition for Everyone - Fruits and Vegetables - www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/fruitsvegetables

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Food - www.fda.gov/food

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, Health.gov, - http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/

Food and Nutrition Information Center - Ethnic and Cultural Resources:
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/lifecycle-nutrition/aging/ethnic-and-cultural-resources

Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics - www.eatright.org

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Weight Management
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Overweight and Obesity -
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -
Federal Trade Commission -
Nutrition.gov -
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Resources at K-State

Nutrition Counseling, Lafene Health Center - www.k-state.edu/lafene/nutri_info.htm

Recreational Services - http://recservices.k-state.edu

Housing & Dining Services - http://housing.k-state.edu/dining

If You Want To Know More:

The Weight of the Nation: Confronting America's Obesity Epidemic (video series) - http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films

We Are What We Eat, massivehealth.com - http://data.massivehealth.com

Nutrition.gov - Weight Management: www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?
info_center=11&tax_level=2&tax_subject=390
&topic_id=1741&placement_default=0

U.S. Dietary Guidelines 2005 - A Calorie is a Calorie, or Is it? www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
dga2005/healthieryou/html/chapter5.html

Healthy Weight Loss/Emotional Eating - www.helpguide.org/llife/healthy_weight_loss.htm#mindful

Federal Trade Commission - Weight Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program that Works for You - www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/health/hea05.pdf

Shape Up America - www.shapeup.org

The Obesity Society - www.obesity.org

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - www2.niddk.nih.gov

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - www.eatright.org

What You Should Know Before You Start A Weight Loss Plan, www.FamilyDoctor.org - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/
home/ healthy/food/improve/788.html

Healthy Eating 101:  Avoid the Freshman 15, My Roommate is Driving Me Crazy! Dianna Schalles, MS, RD, LD. Kansas State University - www.myroommateisdrivingmecrazy.com/
tips/freshman_fifteen.htm

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Fitness
American Council on Exercise - www.acefitness.org
Centers for Disease Control -
American College of Sports Medicine - www.acsm.org
US Department of Health & Human Services (USDHHS): Be Active Your Way - www.health.gov/paguidelines/adultguide
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

L.I.F.E. (Lifestyle Improvement through Fitness Enhancement), Department of Kinesiology - http://kinesiologyksu.weebly.com

If You Want To Know More:

America On the Move, The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living - https://aom3.americaonthemove.org/

MedlinePlus - Exercising for a Healthy Life, X-Plain.com: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/
exercisingforahealthylife/htm/

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Check Your Physical Activity & Heart Disease I.Q.: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
public/heart/obesity/phy_act.htm

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

23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo&feature=
youtube_gdata_player
(www.myfavouritemedicine.com)

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Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association - www.nationaleatingdisorders.org -
Ellyn Satter Associates - www.ellynsatter.com.
Resources at K-State

Counseling Services – www.k-state.edu/counseling

Recreational Services - http://recservices.k-state.edu

Dining Services - http://housing.k-state.edu/dining

Women’s Center - www.k-state.edu/womenscenter

If You Want To Know More:

Eating Disorders Resources - www.bulimia.com

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness - www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com

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