Students working towards their Master of Science in Applied Nutrition at UNE complete coursework including the development of educational and informational materials for both peers and patients.
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Symptoms And Treatment Perceptions Of Patients With Dairy Hypersensitivities
Brittany Taylor-Whitmer
This is a conference abstract for the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). It intends to summarize the proposed research designed in an IRB proposal regarding dairy hypersensitivities. It is intended for the FNCE review board.
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Designing Your Food Defaults
Kathy Thatcher
The pamphlet informs women of the LDS Faith about food defaults, the pre determined food options we encounter in vending machines, fast foods, box lunches, restaurant menus, and catered meals. Food defaults are fast and convenient, but rob us of our choices. The Word of Wisdom is for optimal health, longevity, and spirituality. We value these benefits when we design healthier food defaults for ourselves and those in our... Read More
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Nutrition For The Pregnant Teen
Megan Thompson
This brochure is intended to provide basic advice to pregnant teenagers on ways to create daily habits. It provides a brief definition of healthy defaults, and why they are important during pregnancy. It contains an overview of the food groups, and how to incorporate them into daily life. It also provides some web resources and names of food assistance programs that may be beneficial for them. Finally, it also... Read More
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Ways To Healthier Teenage Years
David Troelsch
This educational handout seeks to offer simple ways to improve an eating lifestyle. Through simple changes in lifestyle, like reading a nutrition label, a teenage girl can take control of her nutrition and have a healthy life. Another way to improve health easily is choosing a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Again, a simple thing that any teenager can accomplish, this provides a better chance for the... Read More
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7 Tips For A Healthier You!
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout depicts seven tips to aid adolescent girls in weight management based on the 2010-2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The handout provides dietary guidance and physical activity recommendations for achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight.
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A Healthy Balance
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout focuses on four different factors attributed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle for adolescents and families based on four separate articles and research.
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A Teen’s Guide To Healthy Eating
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout explains 5 ways to live a healthier life simply by getting physical activity, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, drinking water, never skipping meals and providing a helping hand in the kitchen.
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Best Health Tips For Teenage Girls
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
The handout provides basic nutrition tips on how to implement small changes towards a healthier lifestyle.
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Beware Portion Distortion! 5 Steps To Keep Portions Under Control
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout brings awareness that portion sizes are often distorted and it outlines 5 considerations to help people reduce the amount of food they are eating in a meal.
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Breast Is Best!
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout informs new mothers about benefits of breastfeeding for both mom and baby. It is intended to encourage mothers to choose to breastfeed their babies. It also informs its audience to seek help from reliable sources.
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Cardiac Rehab: Heart Healthy Eating Made Easy
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout serves as an introduction to three main concepts of heart healthy eating. These concepts include increasing fiber intake, decreasing sodium consumption and considering following an evidence-based heart-healthy eating pattern.
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Childhood Obesity: Assessing A Case Study
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
The following project assesses a case study for a young adolescent girl. She was referred to her health care provider due to excess weight. Her BMI is above the 96th percentile resulting in obesity, which caused concern to her family. Obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure run in her family so she is at increased risk of developing a non-communicable disease when she gets older if she does not... Read More
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College Diet 101
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
The main focus is on the typical mindset a college student has when entering into the new environment. It discusses behavior modification, best practices for the goal of making healthier food choices and still staying within budget. Tips for planning ahead, other healthy lifestyle practices and how to pick the right foods when grocery shopping or dining out are also mentioned.
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Corporate Balance Connection Nutrition Campaign
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This infographic informs the audience of the Corporate Balance Connection campaign and would be a tool utilized on the campaign website, social media platforms, and as a physical advertisement handout.
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Creating A Healthier Life Through Food And Physical Activity
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This educational handout provides tips for adolescents to adopt in order to create a nutritional and healthful lifestyle based on the HHS and USDA 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines and the HHS Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
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Daily Fruit And Vegetable Smoothie
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This pamphlet is intended to inform the adult audience on how to create a medley smoothie that answers the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. The pamphlet will cover which fruits and vegetables to choose (with alternating options), the quantities necessary to answer the recommended daily values, how to organize the food items for the smoothie recipe, how to store them correctly, and the smoothie recipe itself.
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Eat Holiday Smart: A Guide For Healthy Holiday Eating
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This pamphlet handout depicts simple tips to eat healthy and smart during the holiday season.
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Establishing Healthy Eating Patterns During Infancy And Childhood
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout informs the audience about healthy defaults for the parents of children before and during the pre-school years. Healthy defaults are decisions about food choices selections that need the smallest effort or conscious thought and yield healthy behaviors. The rationale for establishing healthy eating during childhood will be discussed.
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Fit Kids For Life
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout informs nutrition professionals and parents about healthy defaults for children’s food choices as well as recommendations for daily exercise. Meal components, great foods to stock at home, healthy beverages and snacks, grocery store tips and activity suggestions will be discussed.
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Food and Culture Fact Sheet: Somalia
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This fact sheet provides information about the Somali culture and food preferences. It discusses traditional eating patterns, foods and beverages. It also touches on traditional Somali health beliefs and the influences that religion and the American diet have had on the Somali diet.
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Healthy Eating For Children With High Blood Pressure
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This pamphlet provides healthy eating information for children who have high blood pressure. It introduces the concept of food defaults and provides suggestions for implementing healthy food defaults.
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Healthy Eating: Tips For Parents On A Budget
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout acts as resources for parents by providing information on proper nutrition and attaining a healthy diet while on a budget.
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Healthy Living For Obese Teens
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This project is a handout completed for the University of New England Applied Nutrition 605 course. It is intended for use by obese adolescents, their parents, and their caretakers. Its application is to aid these obese teens in achieving health and weight loss goals by implementing healthy diet habits and increasing activity levels.
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Jane’s Guide To Achieving A Healthy Weight
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout is a simple guide to assist a female teenager in reducing and maintaining a healthy weight for her age. It includes tips on how many calories to consume, how to make healthier nutrition choices, and also other non-nutrition related suggestions for increasing physical activity.
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Living Your Best Life
UNE Applied Nutrition Program
This handout gives tips for weight management, talks about chronic disease, gives a description of obesity and some information on sugar sweetened beverages.