journal of the american dietetic association

School Employees – Good Role Models for Healthy Eating??

September 8, 2009 / 2 minutes of reading

Kids notice everything. Whether they are 5 or 15, you can’t slip anything by them. And the younger one’s have no filter. They call it like they see it and correct you when need be. They also model the behavior of their parents, teachers and other adults in their lives. Therefore, school personnel are more than just teachers and caretakers during the day. They are role models, whether they like it or not. But, are they healthy role models? Researchers …

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Eat Carbs, Lose Weight!

July 25, 2009 / 3 minutes of reading

Get this, you can eat your beloved carbs and lose weight! Did you know that a higher carbohydrate consumption was associated with a decreased risk of obesity according to a recently pubished study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association? The media picked up on this study and rapidly concluded that heck, carbs really aren’t so bad afterall. Sure, our fab bod role models who dawn the covers of magazines and books, people like Jamie Easton and James Villepigue, …

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