A Healthier Weigh: Nutrition and Health Education on the Web

Autor/in	Boyer, Luann K.
Titel	A Healthier Weigh: Nutrition and Health Education on the Web
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 103 (2011) 1, S.16-18 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Health Education; Physical Activities; Nutrition Instruction; At Risk Persons; Chronic Illness; Food; Eating Habits; Body Weight; Web Sites; Computer Uses in Education; Internet; Public Health; Physical Activity Level; Health Promotion; Physical Fitness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Risikogruppe; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Lebensmittel; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Körpergewicht; Web-Design; Computernutzung; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Leistungsfähigkeit
Abstract	In 2009, Colorado had the lowest rate of obesity and overweight in the United States with less than 20% of the adult population considered obese or overweight. The health implications are serious because being overweight and/or obese increases the risks for chronic diseases. As a consequence, the incidence of Type II diabetes in adults has tripled since 1990, with excess weight identified as a major cause. After a search of programs offered by Extension throughout the U. S. that addressed issues of inactivity and weight loss, no one program seemed to meet the needs of Extension clientele in rural Colorado. As result, a unique education program, "A Healthier Weigh," was developed. The program is a web-based nutrition and health challenge to encourage teams of participants to (a) increase physical activity; (b) increase knowledge of nutrition, health, and fitness; (c) make healthy food choices; (d) reduce risk for chronic disease; and (e) lose an appropriate percentage of body weight. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10