This Month's Top News Stories - April 2010
10 Nutrition Myths, Debunked
Some nutrition myths bounce around on crazy e-mail chain letters and pop up on goofy evening news reports. Others fuel the sale of rip-off diet books. Some are so accepted they seem hardwired into our brains. Take deep-fried foods, for example. They’re universally bad for you, right? Well, no...
Read the article from Cooking Light
Video from NBC’s Today Show
Professional Development Tools
Find information and resources that provide background and support for nutrition education efforts with older adults, including Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), statistics, reports and guidelines, brochures, and online tools.
Visit SNAP-Ed Connection
Videos from the American Dietetic Association
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, ADA released 3 short instructional videos in English and Spanish. Topics include cutting back on salt, canned and frozen produce and home food safety.
Access the free videos
If You Bite it, Write it!
Joy Bauer, RD, inducts yet another new member to the Joy Fit Club who has lost weight from 275 to 161#. One of the most important steps for this dieter was to keep a record of everything she ate, and exercise, exercise, exercise.
View this clip from the Today Show on NBC
Mississippi Slims Down, Starting At The Top
Mississippi is the most obese state in the nation. That's not something top-ranking state officials like to boast about, so they've decided to take matters into their own hands. A group of state lawmakers has begun an effort to shed hundreds of pounds. It's hoped their weight loss will spur others on.
Listen to the story from NPR