Pennington Nutrition Series
The Pennington Nutrition Series is a collection of fact sheets and other information addressing topics in nutrition and health.
From supplements to exercise, the following handouts provide information on healthy eating and physical activity during childhood and adolescence. Tips on how to get children to eat healthier and exercise more regularly are provided.
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The following handouts provide information on several different diet plans.
The following brochures focus on different approaches to losing weight. The first brochure discusses steps to take in order to change eating and exercise behaviors, including small, realistic steps an individual can set and plan. The Dietary Approach to Weight Loss is based on the exchange diet. Drug and Surgical Treatment of Obesity list the most common medications and surgical treatments used for weight loss. Exercise and Weight Loss discusses the current recommendations for physical activity and the relationship of exercise in weight loss. All the methods are discussed briefly in Weight Loss Methods.
