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NCDPI seeks sponsors to expand summer nutrition programs in rural NC communities for 2025
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is seeking schools and fiscally responsible community organizations to serve as sponsors for Summer Nutrition Programs in 2025 to help ensure children who have limited access to food at home, according to a release. “Summer Nutrition Programs offer children not only nutritious meals but also educational enrichment…
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Charger Blogger and Nutrition Sciences Major Talks Staying Healthy with Sugar – University of New Haven
Beatrice Glaviano ’26 breaks down the science of sugar, the myths, and why donuts still deserve a place in our lives this semester. January 31, 2025 By Beatrice Glaviano ’26 If loving banana bread is wrong, I don’t wanna be right. Bagels. Pasta. Bread. Freshly baked vanilla cake. Ice cream. All of these are examples…
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This Is the Best Time of Day to Take Creatine
BY NOW, YOU’VE probably heard the benefits of creatine. For good reason, too – the muscle-building, strength-boosting benefits have been proven through decades of high-quality research. Creatine supplements have been found ‘to improve strength, enhance recovery, and increase stores of lean muscle mass,’ says Kylene Bogden, M.S., R.D.N., sports performance dietitian for the Cleveland Cavaliers.…
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3 Seamless Swaps For Coconut Oil + Exactly Where They Work Best
We’ve all been there: You’ve landed on a recipe, gathered the cooking supplies, and rounded up the ingredients, only to find your bottle of cooking oil has run dry. If the recipe calls explicitly for coconut oil, you may be wondering what type of replacements would work.
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Oregon Harvest for Schools: Nutrition Education in the Forest!
It’s a program that turns the forest into an outdoor classroom! Stephanie Stuart, OSU Extension Service SNAP-Ed Education Program Assistant, and Peter Matzka, OSU Extension Service Forestry Educator, joined us to share ways the forest helps teach nutrition and how it’s all made possible through a farm to school grant. For more information, visit the…
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Mandatory calorie labels may worsen eating disorders
A systematic review of 16 studies suggests that mandatory out-of-home nutrition labels may reinforce disordered eating behaviors, raising concerns for policymakers. Study: Impact of out-of-home nutrition labelling on people with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. Image Credit: Danicek/Shutterstock.com In a recent review article published in BMJ Public Health, researchers summarized what is currently known about…
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Westminster Nutrition Counseling breaks away from the cookie cutter approach
MONROE, CT — Tracy Iannotta’s fifth grade science teacher sparked her interest in nutrition, when she was growing up on Long Island. A registered dietitian of over 20 years, she recently opened her own practice, Westminster Nutrition Counseling, at the Center at Elm Street Crossing, 324 Elm St., Suite 203A. “It’s really about helping people,”…
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New meal plan: Jefferson County nutrition program adds more healthy, diverse options
in-person diners at Jefferson Area Senior Center enjoy a meal. Courtesy ADRC of Jefferson County JEFFERSON COUNTY — Seniors across Jefferson County have a fresh reason to gather for meals, or have meals delivered to them at home, thanks to a revamped nutrition program that prioritizes health, variety, quality, and socialization. The Aging and Disability…
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Geometric morphometrics approach for classifying children’s nutritional status on out of sample data
Abstract Current alignment-based methods for classification in geometric morphometrics do not generally address the classification of new individuals that were not part of the study sample. However, in the context of infant and child nutritional assessment from body shape images this is a relevant problem. In this setting, classification rules obtained on the shape space…
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US medical doctors report lack of nutrition, medical equipment, health care workers in Gaza
HAMILTON, Canada Four medical doctors from the US who had recently returned from Gaza provided sobering accounts Thursday of the dire conditions there and reported a lack of basic survival needs as well as medical equipment. Speaking at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York, they shared their firsthand experience with patients in…