Poor diet and lack of physical activity are primary contributors to obesity among children. One in five children enter kindergarten overweight or obese, which makes early childhood a critically important time for developing habitual healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.
The importance of collaboration was a key theme at the Oregon State WAVE~Ripples for Change open house held May 23. Project directors say this grant incorporates a unique, holistic approach that includes Extension and expertise across campus.
The American Society for Nutrition has awarded CPHHS Nutrition Professor Maret Traber the 2013 Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Nutritional Sciences Award.
Nutrition and Dietetics Club students and Student Health Services hosted a Nutrition Flash Mob Thursday, April 25 at the Memorial Union quad in order to raise awareness about healthy eating on campus.
Nutrition and Public Health Associate Professor Norm Hord is studying the ability of plant foods called nitrates and nitrites to influence metabolism and signaling mechanisms related to cardiovascular function.
Despite concerns that have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, a new review concludes that biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of the vitamin, and they make it almost impossible to take a harmful amount.