Vidyya Medical News Service
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Volume 4 Issue 76 Published - 14:00 UTC 08:00 EST 17-Mar-2002 Next Update - 14:00 UTC 08:00 EST 18-Mar-2002
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March Is National Nutrition Month
Each year March is used to celebrate National Nutrition Month (NNM), a campaign to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. more

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Information For Patients: Life In The Fast Food Lane
Are you living in the fast lane? Living on fast food? What's your excuse? Can't cook? Don't like to cook? Don't like to clean up? Don't have time? Not worth the effort "just for me"?  more

 


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Resource List For Child Care And Preschool Staff: Food And Nutrition
This publication is a compilation of resources for people involved in the child care profession. It includes food and nutrition education print materials, audiovisuals, and other resources for classroom use. Topics covered are general nutrition, food preparation, food safety, and dietary management. Teaching materials for children and adults include: food models, games, kits, videocassettes, and lesson plans. Books, reports, and journal articles offer ideas for training staff and volunteers. more

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Childhood Obesity: A Food And Nutrition Resource List For Educators And Researchers
This publication is a compilation of resources about childhood obesity for educators and researchers. It is comprised primarily of articles from professional journals, but includes some information available on the World Wide Web, as well as a small number of consumer educational materials. more

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Voluntary Guidelines For Providers Of Weight Loss Products Or Services
These Voluntary Guidelines represent a consensus of voluntary consumer disclosure practices reached by a panel of weight management companies, weight loss professionals, and consumer protection groups. They are not binding, do not represent legal standards or interpretation of any legal requirements, and are not sponsored or issued by any government agency. Providers that subscribe to these Voluntary Guidelines may be flexible in tailoring the Guidelines to the structure and needs of their own programs. Different programs will comply in different ways with various portions of the Guidelines.  more

 
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