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Wellfest 2013 (Sun Mar 10)

Wellness 2013 will take place in Whitewater’s High School from noon-3pm on Sunday, March 10. It’s free and sponsored by Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3), UW-Whitewater, and other entities. Check it out for free food, fitness classes, healthy cooking demos, … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 20

Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity by Lisa Tartamella, Elaine Herscher, & Chris Woolston RJ399 .C6 T37 2004 New Arrivals, 2nd floor This is the week that everyone in my family anticipates throughout the year. … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 18

Why Calories Count: Science to Politics by Marion Nestle & Malden Nesheim TX551 .N3977 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor With the return of the semester, it’s a return to old habits like a rushed lunch or snacking on whatever might … Continue reading

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SuperTrack your food and activity

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture provides a free handy tool called SuperTracker. You can look up foods to learn their nutritional value (based on analysis by the USDA’s Agriculture Research Service), enter your food intake for the day and see … Continue reading

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Obesity Wars talk 3/12

Nutritionist Marion Nestle will talk about “Obesity Wars: The Food Industry vs. Public Health,” on Mon., March 12, at 7 pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s the next Spring 2012 Contemporary Issues Lecture. Nestle is a professor of … Continue reading

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