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What is Normal Poster for Teens – “Highly Recommended” by Nutrition Educators
Society of Nutrition Education, MyPyramid e-Catalog
Society of Nutrition Education (SNE) expert reviewer “highly recommends” using the What is Normal body image poster and lessons as a teaching tool for MyPyramid and Dietary Guidelines concepts. “Poster is eye-catching... the engaging activities are practical... positive and personal... A worthwhile educational tool, easily implemented in a school classroom or after school program to promote a healthful body image as well as sound eating and activity behaviors...”
The “normal” kids on poster and the messages about body image, nutrition and activity fit various settings, such as, health and PE classes, team sports, teen community organizations, health departments, doctor offices and more.
Find the complete poster reviews along with a comprehensive collection of going-further links, downloads and activities to supplement the poster messages.
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Helping Your Overweight Child
Weight Control Information Network, National Institutes of Health
Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children into their adult years. You can take an active role in helping your child—and your whole family—learn healthy eating and physical activity habits that can last for a lifetime.
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Beyond Calories
Health Connections, "Linking Nutrition Research to Practice", Summer 2004, Dairy Council of California
Variations of low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets have been around for decades if not centuries. Current consumer interest in diets like the Atkins or South Beach Diets - and speculation as to their ability to produce results - has generated research to test their efficacy and answer key questions.
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The Obesity Crisis: Don't Blame the Pyramid
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
July 2004, Vol. 104, Number 7, pg 1141
Recent media reports look to the Food Guide Pyramid as a cause for the obesity epidemic. However, many of these stories do not consider the fact that countless Americans have not used the Food Guide Pyramid information on serving sizes and serving ranges when making food choices.
Highly respected nutrition experts feel the Food Guide Pyramid needs to be viewed for what it is: a practical and appropriate tool when used in nutrition education as a part of an individualized and thorough intervention for behavior modification. Quickly blaming it for our weight trends is most likely not looking to the actual cause of the trend.
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