These 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.
Physical Activity & Health
The following presentations discuss the importance of physical activity in relation to health. Each of the presentations targets a specific audience.
• Louisiana on the Move
Discusses the importance of regular physical activity and provides tips for healthy eating. The target audience for this presentation is children.
• Physical Activity
Provides an overview of physical activity and discusses its benefits. The target audience for this presentation is adults.
• Sports Nutrition
Discusses factors important in sports nutrition, i.e. carbohydrate loading, protein needs, and fluid needs.
Functional Foods
The following presentations present a review of the literature for either a food or dietary component shown to provide health benefits beyond that of basic nutrition. The presentations contain: background information on the food/dietary component, a review of the literature, food sources and content in commonly consumed foods (if it is a dietary component), and its beneficial effects on health.
The following presentations provide information on popular weight loss programs.
• Commercial Weight Loss Programs
Discusses the features of several commercial weight loss programs and provides some of the pros and cons of the programs
• Reliable Weight Control Programs
Discusses some of the features of “sound” diet plans and provides information on how to recognize fad diets, the types of fad diets available, and some of the problems associated with these diets. Other types of diet approaches are also discussed, in addition to fad diets.
Prenatal Nutrition
Summarizes the important features of the book, “The Prenatal Prescription,” by Peter Nathanielsz, M.D., Ph.D. The main theme of the book is that many chronic health effects are programmed early on in the womb. Women can influence this to a large extent by following a healthy lifestyle when pregnant (i.e. providing good nutrition to the fetus, reducing maternal stress, avoiding alcohol, medication (herbal/OTC and prescription) and caffeine)
The following presentations provide a multifaceted review of topics relating to obesity. Some of the presentations provide obesity information for specific populations (i.e. children, teens, adults) while others discuss the burden of obesity on health, as well as the financial burden of obesity. Topics also include: diet and exercise in relation to obesity, socioeconomic status and race in relation to obesity, and options to treat obesity and its related complications.
The following presentations provide a multifaceted review of topics relating to diabetes. Overviews of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and gestational diabetes (diabetes developing during pregnancy) are discussed. In addition, complications associated with both forms of diabetes are discussed along with measures to lower the risk for these complications. The importance of monitoring maternal glucose in relation to infant growth and development is also discussed.
