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Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The Dietary Guidelines have previously been intended for healthy Americans age 2 years old and older. However, Dietary Guidelines, 2015-2020 address the rising concern …

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Flavors of Health

Flavors of Health is a nutrition and health program with a community focus that provides classes and workshops on a variety of topics that empower individuals and families to make healthy …

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Food & Health

Nutrition & Community Health. The LSU AgCenter is dedicated to innovative research, information and education to improve people's lives. We are a unique statewide network of …

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Protein (Lesson 4)

Proteins are part of every living cell. Many different kinds of proteins form vital parts of the body. Examples include muscles, skin, proteins in blood, enzymes and hormones. If you don't count …

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Nutrition Education Programs

SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) teaches SNAP recipients how to make healthy food choices with a limited budget. Through SNAP-Ed, people can learn how …

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Shreveport Community Health Hubs help citizens improve lifestyle

Community Health Hubs are helping to redefine how Shreveport residents make decisions about health and lifestyle. The Community Health Hub concept is a bottom-up …

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Healthy Communities

LSU AgCenter Healthy Communities is an initiative that makes Louisiana towns healthier places to live, work, learn and play. Local residents decide what the important issues are and come …

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Nutrition and the Elderly (Lesson 20)

In this lesson, we will focus on only one factor of aging well: health. Research has shown that nutritional status influences the progress of many diseases and that having good nutritional …

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Reports and Research

The Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE) Project is a curriculum-based program developed by the South Carolina Eat Smart Move More Coalition that teaches youth to …

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LSU AgCenter receives five-year funding to continue its high …

Tobie Blanchard. (07/25/23) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter is receiving $4.02 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the five-year High …

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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

The State’s cost of childhood obesity associated illness increased from $35 million to $127 million over the past two decades according to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center (2011). …

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(Lesson 10) Dietary Fiber

The National Cancer Institute recommends 20 to 30 grams of dietary fiber per day with an upper limit of 35 grams. The percent Daily Value for dietary fiber on the nutrition label is based on 12 …

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Phytochemicals (Lesson 11)

Phytochemicals (pronounced fi-toe/chemicals) are naturally occurring components in fruits, vegetable, legumes and grains. They are non-nutrients because they are not considered …

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Alternative Nutrition Therapies (Lesson 12)

The purple coneflower is thought to stimulate the immune system and enhance the effectiveness of white blood cells in fighting viruses and bacteria. It has been used since the …

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Helping Rural Louisiana Gain Access to Healthy Food

Values ranging from 25-39.3 are considered good, while values below 25 indicate a lack of healthy food items. The highest possible score for a convenience store is 33.2. Values …

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