Webinar for Nursing and Dietetic Professionals
Creating a Heart-Healthy Workplace
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Wellness Coaching Skills
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Time: 1 - 2 pm ET"What if we stopped throwing rules and tools at people, and instead taught them how to change their thinking so they could live a healthy lifestyle?" -Michael Scholtz, MA
New Patient Education Resource

A Heart Healthy Toolbox
Lifestyle Change Tools for Health Care Professionals & Their Patients-
Low-Calorie Sweeteners & Weight Management
Help or Hindrance?Adam Drewnowski, PhD and Robyn Flipse, MS, RD
Approved for 1.0 CDR-credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
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Consumption of Added Sugars Among U.S. Adults, 2005–2010
Key findings:
♦ Added sugar calories decreased with increasing age, income
♦ Higher intakes among Non-Hispanic black men and women
♦ 67% of added sugar calories came from food (vs. 33% from beverages)
♦ Most added sugars calories were consumed at home -
What Is Weighing Us Down?
New Infographic Shows How Calorie Imbalance Impact Us All
- Research Update from the CDC: Consumption of Added Sugars Among U.S. Adults, 2005–2010
- Interventions that Work: Community-based Model Reduces Childhood Obesity by Over 10%
- Hot Topic - BPA: We've collected the information you need to answer client questions about BPA
- New Infographic: What is Weighing Us Down? How Calorie Imbalance Impact Us All
- More Time in Gym Class Equals Stronger Kids
- Magnesium-Rich Food May Help Keep Kids' Bones Strong
- No, really - don't shop when you're hungry: study
- One in five adults meet overall physical activity guidelines (CDC)
- Community-based Model Reduces Childhood Obesity by Over 10%
- Really? Most of the Added Sugar in Our Diets Comes From Sugary Drinks (NYT)
- To Motivate Patients to Change, Doctors Stop Scolding (WSJ)
- Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less
- Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
- Tackling Diet, Exercise Together Produces Best Results
- Inconsistent evidence to support a link between obesity and claimed food addiction (EUFIC)
- Smartphone Way to Lose Weight
- Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?
- Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food
- Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says
- Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms
- Food Additives Council Speaks Out on Dietary Phosphorus
- Fit Kids May Dodge Fractures in Old Age
- Sports Help Dads, Daughters Bond, Study Says
- Distracted Eaters Likely to Take in More Calories
- Added Sugars Consumption, U.S. Adults, 2005–2010
- Characterizing the EPODE logic model: unravelling the past and informing the future. Van Koperen TM, Jebb SA, Summerbell CD, et al. Obes Rev. 2013 Feb;14(2):162-70.
- Is food addiction a valid and useful concept? Ziauddeen H & Fletcher PC. Obesity Reviews 20131;4:19-28.
- Eating attentively: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of food intake memory and awareness on eating. Robinson E, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Feb 27.
- Does diet-beverage intake affect dietary consumption patterns? Results from the Choose Healthy Options Consciously Everyday (CHOICE) randomized clinical trial. Piernas C, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013; Mar;97(3):604-11.
- 45-Year Trends in Women’s Use of Time and Household Management Energy Expenditure. Archer E, et al. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(2): e56620.
- Plate Size and Children’s Appetite: Effects of Larger Dishware on Self-Served Portions and Intake. Katherine I. DiSantis, PhD, Leann L. Birch, PhD et al. Pediatrics peds.2012-2330; Published online April 8, 2013.
- Food Companies' Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet. Slining MM, Ng SW, Popkin BM. Amer J Prev Med. 2013;44(2):174-184.
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Wellness Coaching Skills to Enhance Your Client Follow-Up
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Energy Balance in an Obese World
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