The Truth About Fad Diets
The MyPyramid Plan
The Dash Diet Eating Plan
Blueberries
Garlic
Green Tea (weight loss)
Lutein
Lycopene
RiceBran
Resveratrol
 
TAKE 5 FOR DIABETES
 
Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Take 5 for Diabetes Education Program is a series of 5 class meetings designed for individuals with Type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes or those who have a family history of diabetes. To learn more, click here.

 The Division of Education
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The Division of Education promotes the reputation of excellence of PBRC as a world-renowned research institution and provides professional and community educational seminars to increase the awareness of health and nutrition issues.

The Division of Education serves as the Center’s Office of Postdoctoral Studies, established to enhance the postdoctoral research experience at Pennington. The Pennington Scientific Symposia series attracts world-renowned scientists and allows for synthesizing knowledge in a selected area of research. The Seminars and Education programs sponsored by this division engage the public and provide educational outreach.

The division also has numerous factsheets addressing topics in nutrition and health – the Pennington Nutrition Series - these printouts are free and available to the community at large.   Additionally, there are PowerPoint presentations prepared for educators which can be used in various venues courtesy of Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Please feel free to download and use these free presentations.

 
 
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