In descending order, by date published.
4/7/2023 (new)
Authors: Emily DeWitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf
Obesity affects both adults and youths in the United States. More than one in three adults and one in five youths have obesity. Experts define being overweight or having obesity as increased body fat that may play a role in health risk.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Health and Wellness (FCS8 series)
Size: 1.95 mb
Pages: 4
3/29/2023 (new)
Authors: Emily DeWitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf
Our society has trained us to think our body weight directly reflects our health. However, body weight is complex and something about which researchers still are learning. This publication will explain the basics of body weight, body fat, and the relationship between weight and health. Practical strategies are also included to help you focus on overall health rather than weight alone.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Health and Wellness (FCS8 series)
Size: 2.77 mb
Pages: 4
5/16/2022 (new)
Authors: Emily DeWitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf
Macronutrients are the main parts of food that give our bodies energy, and they are needed in large amounts in our diets. When we eat, our bodies can break macronutrients down into a useable form of energy for our cells.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 897 kb
Pages: 4
4/26/2022 (minor revision)
Authors: Emily DeWitt, Courtney Luecking
Have you ever found yourself eating a bag of popcorn while watching a movie only to realize you have eaten all of it before you made it past the previews? This is an example of mindless eating, or eating without even realizing it.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 1.18 mb
Pages: 4
4/26/2022 (minor revision)
Authors: Emily DeWitt, Courtney Luecking
Eating is one of the many ways we cope with negative emotions. Stress eating is just that-- "eating in response to acute or chronic stress or in response to negative emotional states" such as sadness or anger. Stress can cause some people to eat more and others to eat less. Some will reach for salty foods, and others will reach for sweets. No matter how stress affects your eating patterns, you are not alone.
Departments: Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
Series: FCS: Food and Nutrition (FCS3 series)
Size: 950 kb
Pages: 4
