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The Cal Poly Basic Needs Task Force Report - Fall 2018, Aydin Nazmi

Food Science and Nutrition

No abstract provided.

Health And Nutrition, Sydney Williams, Lauren Larson

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

The goal of this club was to inform and build upon the knowledge about health and nutrition of 4th and 5th graders. We did different activities to engage the children in a fun way of learning about health and nutrition so that it wouldn't feel like an extension of school.

Silent Killers: Diabetes And The Active Ignorance Of Noncommunicable Disease In Bali, Madeleine Lambert

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In this paper, I will explore the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and specifically diabetes in Bali. I will study the general publics’ awareness and behaviors about noncommunicable diseases, as well as the attitudes and behaviors of diabetic patients towards their own condition. Furthermore, I will explore the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of diabetes, as well as the impact of the Indonesian national healthcare reform of 2014 on these issues. My objectives in this study were to explore the perspectives of both patients and healthcare providers towards diabetes, and to compare and contrast these perspectives both against each other and …

Healthy Holidays, Dominique Gummelt

Lake Union Herald

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Comparison Of Maternal Beliefs About Causes Of Autism Spectrum Disorder And Association With Utilization Of Services And Treatments, Virginia Chaidez, Erik Fernandez Y Garcia, Lulu W. Wang, Kathleen Angkustsiri, Paula Krakowiak, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Robin L. Hansen

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background: This study aimed to describe parental perceptions of the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in an ethnically diverse sample and explore whether these perceptions relate to treatment choices.

Methods: The sample consisted of White (n=224), Hispanic (n=85) and Asian (n=21) mothers of a child with ASD. A mixed methods approach was used in this secondary analysis focusing on parental perceptions about the causes of ASD and the relationship of these to utilization of services and treatment.

Results: Environmental and genetic factors were most often believed to be the cause or one of the causes of ASD by mothers …

Tips For A Healthy Life Handout, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout outlines easy-to-follow instructions on serving size, where to find important vitamins, minerals and macronutrients, and a small weekly tracking calendar for general intake.

7 Tips For A Healthier You!, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout depicts seven tips to aid adolescent girls in weight management based on the 2010-2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The handout provides dietary guidance and physical activity recommendations for achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight.

Eat Holiday Smart: A Guide For Healthy Holiday Eating, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This pamphlet handout depicts simple tips to eat healthy and smart during the holiday season.

Work Well Being, Kerry Donnelly

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This handout intends to educate individuals on how to form a workplace environment supportive of healthy dietary behaviors. It discusses the concept of healthy defaults and how to implement this approach into personal and professional lives. Topics covered include break time routines, healthy snacking and the obesogenic environment.

Beware Portion Distortion! 5 Steps To Keep Portions Under Control, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout brings awareness that portion sizes are often distorted and it outlines 5 considerations to help people reduce the amount of food they are eating in a meal.

Nutrition Labeling Laws For Food And Supplements Timeline, Jennifer West

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The Nutrition Labeling Laws for Food and Supplements Timeline is intended to give a brief history of nutrition labeling laws for food and supplements in the U.S. from 1906 to 2016. The timeline includes pertinent laws, amendments, and important historical landmarks that have made an impact on how nutritional knowledge and supplements are promoted, distributed, or created in the U.S. Each historical mark includes a short description to explain its significance and highlights the date it occurred.

Creating Healthy Eating Habits: Easy Strategies To Lose Weight & Make Healthy Nutrition Changes, Monica Moore

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This pamphlet discusses healthy defaults, encourages behavior change, and offers suggestions of how to make healthy changes in different settings in daily life to improve nutrition choices and weight loss success.

Breast Is Best!, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout informs new mothers about benefits of breastfeeding for both mom and baby. It is intended to encourage mothers to choose to breastfeed their babies. It also informs its audience to seek help from reliable sources.

Cut The Sugar And Drink More Water: Reduce Your Risk Of Health Issues By Using Healthy Defaults, Robert Powell

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This handout informs the audience about the value of water over sugar-sweetened beverages. And provides tips and resources that can be used to increase water and water-like consumption. Also included is information regarding the amount of water that should be consumed each day.

Establishing Healthy Eating Patterns During Infancy And Childhood, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout informs the audience about healthy defaults for the parents of children before and during the pre-school years. Healthy defaults are decisions about food choices selections that need the smallest effort or conscious thought and yield healthy behaviors. The rationale for establishing healthy eating during childhood will be discussed.

Effect Of Group-Based Diabetes Management Nutrition Education Guided By Self-Determination Theory On Glycemia In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Courtney Woo

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The purpose of this abstract is to propose a clinical trial to inform health care professionals about the effects of group-based diabetes management nutrition education guided by the Self-Determination Theory on glycemia in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Start Today! Tips To Start Living Your Best Life, Jessica Atlee

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This handout depicts healthy eating and active living suggestions, including water consumption, sleep habits, goal-setting, appropriate snacking, best practices while cooking, and suggestions for mealtimes.

A Healthy Balance, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout focuses on four different factors attributed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle for adolescents and families based on four separate articles and research.

A Teenager’S Guide To Healthy Living, Elizabeth Konidis

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An educational hand out targeting teenagers that struggle with weight management who are overweight or obese. The handout contains information on obesity statistics of the United States along with the potential causes behind this epidemic. Various simple tips to guide these adolescents on healthy food choices and physical lifestyle changes are provided.

Reducing Health Risk Through Weight Management, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout discusses the basics of energy balance, risks associated with overweight/obesity and basic introductory nutrition education for overall health, weight management, and disease prevention.

Childhood Obesity: Assessing A Case Study, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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The following project assesses a case study for a young adolescent girl. She was referred to her health care provider due to excess weight. Her BMI is above the 96^th percentile resulting in obesity, which caused concern to her family. Obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure run in her family so she is at increased risk of developing a non-communicable disease when she gets older if she does not gain the proper nutritional needs and education. The purpose of this project is to assess a 3-day meal plan that the young adolescent typically consumes then develop interventions and goals …

The Fight Against Overweight And Obesity Among Adolescents, Jordan Reichel

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The purpose of this handout is to use evidence-based research to educate the adolescents population about the growing problem of overweight and obesity among youth in this age group. This handout describes the criteria for being considered overweight or obese during adolescence. Possible risk factors for adolescent overweight and obesity are identified. The handout discusses the burden of disease and the potential consequences associated with being overweight or obese as an adolescent. Behavior modification strategies for preventing or treating overweight and obesity in adolescent’s are also described.

Symptoms And Treatment Perceptions Of Patients With Dairy Hypersensitivities, Brittany Taylor-Whitmer

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This is a conference abstract for the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). It intends to summarize the proposed research designed in an IRB proposal regarding dairy hypersensitivities. It is intended for the FNCE review board.

Eat Healthy, Lose Weight, Exercise, Change Your Lifestyle… And Have Fun While Doing It!, Yasmine Abuzeid

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This handout depicts four fun ways to help manage obesity, tips on eating healthy, losing weight, exercising and changing lifestyle. All information is based on evidence-based research on these topics.

Setting Your Health Up For Success- A Guide For The New Young Professional, Rebecca Iwata

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This handout contains helpful tips for young professionals that have recently graduated from college. It explains how to get started with meal planning, scheduling exercise into the week, and how stocking your fridge can help increase the likelihood of making healthy choices.

Healthy Eating: Tips For Parents On A Budget, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout acts as resources for parents by providing information on proper nutrition and attaining a healthy diet while on a budget.

Dietary Supplement Roadmap, Debbie Safra

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Dietary supplements are meant to aid in providing additional vitamins, minerals, fiber, amino acids, herbs and botanicals to ones’ diet that may be deficient. These supplements are available in various forms and advertise to promote various health claims. However, often there is little research to support these health claims. Supplement use date back as far as 1920 when cod liver oil was introduced as a food nutrient. The first known multivitamin/multimineral /Phytonutrient supplement called Nutrilite was introduced in the United States in 1934.¹ With the growth of dietary supplement manufacturing the possibility of misbranding, and false product claims required …

Prevent Heart Disease With A Whole Food Plant-Based Lifestyle, Allen Appell

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This pamphlet informs the audience about the importance of adopting a Whole Food Plant-Based lifestyle for optimum heart health. It discusses common concerns about plant-based diets such as the source of protein, how plant-based food provides ample antioxidants and fiber, and that heart disease can be reversed. Recommendations are offered for specific types of food to consume, where to source recipes and nutrition information.

What Is Childhood Obesity?, Caitlyn Garmer

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This handout defines what childhood obesity is, the causes behind it, the risk factors for childhood obesity, and what parents can do to help children who are obese. Included in the handout is a diagram on how to prevent childhood obesity and additional resources to aide a child who might be obese.

Best Health Tips For Teenage Girls, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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The handout provides basic nutrition tips on how to implement small changes towards a healthier lifestyle.