Nutrition Commons^™

Corporate Balance Connection Nutrition Campaign, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This infographic informs the audience of the Corporate Balance Connection campaign and would be a tool utilized on the campaign website, social media platforms, and as a physical advertisement handout.

Nutrition Campaign, Brittany Taylor-Whitmer

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This infographic outlines the need for a campaign to educate the public (primarily 25-35 year old) on nutrition fear mongering and how to recognize it.

Defeat The Obstacles You're Facing While Trying To Lose Pregnancy Weight., Nour Zaza

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New mothers wanting to breastfeed worry about losing weight. It is challenging to lose weight and keep milk supply to support infant's growth. This suggests changing health defaults in order to help new mothers to lose the weight they gained during pregnancy. Small changes and alternatives that can lead lifestyle without stressing about compromising milk supply.

Protein And Weight Management, Patrick Langley

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The handout represents 5 ways to manage your weight via appropriate protein intake, and 10 healthy and lean sources of protein.

The Risks You Toss When Getting Lean, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout illustrates the risks associated with overweight and obesity as well as evidence for how losing weight can reduce these risks. This is meant to be a motivational handout for those looking to improve their health through weight loss. The information in this handout is completely evidence-based and cites the articles from which each fact came so as to provide additional reading materials for those looking to learn more about their health and the benefits of losing weight.

Cardiac Rehab: Heart Healthy Eating Made Easy, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout serves as an introduction to three main concepts of heart healthy eating. These concepts include increasing fiber intake, decreasing sodium consumption and considering following an evidence-based heart-healthy eating pattern.

How To Prevent Childhood Obesity, Uyen Lam

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This handout explains what causes childhood obesity, the effective solutions, and how to prevent it.

Obesity With Change, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout depicts the top 10 tips for prevention and treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. There is information that can be useful for anyone to understand and use. Programs are available on an individuals’ need for their health and weight status. Nutrition is important for the body, as well as preventing increased health risk. Treatment options can range from programs, medications, therapy, and counseling. There are other options to use for treatment besides going for surgery; that is only the last option if the individual is severely obese. Exercising can also help children and adolescents know that it …

How To Be A Healthy You, Sean Cairns

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The handout identifies what being overweight or obese is, what a healthy weight looks like, steps to get to a healthy weight, and how to maintain that healthy weight. The handout also gives additional resources on food lists, food budgeting tips, food assistance programs, website/app that will help with grocery shopping, budgeting, recipes and cooking techniques.

What Is Your Healthy Rhythm?, Mary Ellen Yep

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This handout provokes the audience to redefine their daily routine in hopes of becoming healthier. Many children suffering from being overweight or obese do not always know what healthy means or what it looks like. The objective is to teach teens the importance and how to identify nutrient rich food, exercise, and decrease screen time. Enlightening teens and giving them the tools they need to live healthier lifestyles begins with igniting a love of learning. Suggesting techniques and tactics on how to truly thrive in a world where obesity is constantly advertised will enable our youth today to become healthier …

Healthy In A Hurry, Camron Stotts

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How-to pamphlet about quick tips for a heart healthy lifestyle.

Why To Target Young Families On Social Media To Increase Csa Shares, Nicole Lindsay

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This infographic shows the key reasons why it would be beneficial for a local farm to target social media campaigns for an audience of young families. Business and financial benefits are explained, in addition to public health and nutrition improvements for young children and families.

Talking To Teens About Diet, Candace Nelson

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This handout empowers parents to help their teens with obesity through a structured weight management treatment plan.

Allergen Free Party, Amber Rains

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This infographic informs the audience about children and food allergies. Often times, parents of children with food allergies are educated about the dangers of exposure to food allergens, this infographic is intended to create awareness in all people who may come in contact with a child with food allergies.

Eating Right For A Healthy Smile!, K. Michelle Head

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This printable handout discusses easy-to-follow tips for mothers and their children to observe for healthy eating and drinking habits (aka “healthy defaults”) for good oral hygiene. The tri-fold also addresses the benefits good oral health has on whole-body wellness and the risks that are associated with poor diet on oral health. The handout is intended to provide mothers with quick and easy tips that feel effortless that will improve her own health, and her children.

Insufficient Dha Intake In Pregnant And Lactating Women Of Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Further Nutrition Education Needed, Zoe Wilhelm

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Junk Food And Its Link To Childhood Obesity, Erik Keough

MBA Student Scholarship

Childhood obesity has been a growing epidemic not only in the United Sates, but around the world. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of childhood obesity to how available junk and fast food is to adolescents. Two hundred students, one hundred boys and one hundred girls, ranging in ages six to twelve years old will take part in a survey as well as physical examination. Additionally, one parent or guardian of each student will be asked to complete a survey. The surveys will determine how often and readily available junk food is to the children, the …

Exploring The Relationship Among Role Models, Physical Activity And Dietary Behaviors Among Young Adults Enrolled In A Weight Management Trial, Rachel Ingersoll, Meghan Mavredes, Melissa Napolitano

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

Background. Role models can have a profound impact on an individual’s development and lifelong behaviors. However, there are gaps in research when it comes to the impact of role models among young adults, particularly related to health behaviors. Previous research has primarily focused on youth, leaving a gap of knowledge surrounding the developmental life stage of young adulthood. Little research has been done examining health risk behaviors such as physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary practices. It is important for young adults to develop healthy habits in college, for many habits will follow young adults into their adult lifespan.

Purpose. To …

University Of New England: Master Of Science In Applied Nutrition 2018/2019 Curriculum And Course Descriptions, Une Applied Nutrition Program

Applied Nutrition Program Documents

2018/2019 curriculum and course description from the University of New England's Applied Nutrition Program.

Community Orchards And Food Security In Appalachia, Ursula Ramsey

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.