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Friday Walk & Talk brings new opportunity to Employees

22 Sep 2016

Picture this: it’s almost lunch time on Friday, you’re starting to feel worn down from the week, you have a great story to tell your coworker, and you’re searching for that last burst of energy to finish off the day. So you grab another caffeine and sugar loaded frozen latte, frappe, grande, caramel cappuccino drink. Well…what if we told you we have a better solution…

Cyday Friday Walk

Fri., 29 Sep 2017, 12:15pm

In front of Beardshear Hall

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Biggest Loser Backfire!

5 May 2016

On Monday, May 2^nd the New York Times released this article “After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight” by Gina Kolata. The article speaks to the challenges the contestants in Season 8 had in keeping weight off after the program. In fact, 14 of the 16 were retested six years later by Dr. Kevin Hall at the National Institutes of Health and 13 of the 14 had regained weight.

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Savor the Flavor of Eating Right (guest blog)

15 Mar 2016

Iowa State Dining's Dietitian

Hi, I’m Lisa Nolting, Registered Dietitian with Iowa State University - Dining Services. I'm here to educate you about food and nutrition and answer your questions.

Live Healthy Iowa

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MyPlate

MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. MyPlate offers ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.

Iowa State Recreation Services

Our mission is to create an environment through exceptional recreation facilities, programs, and services where Recreation Services can inspire, educate, and empower students and members of the Iowa State community to cultivate lifestyles to enhance health and wellness.

ISU Extension and Outreach

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Healthiest State Initiative

The Healthiest State Initiative is a privately led public initiative intended to inspire Iowans and their communities throughout the state to improve their health and happiness. To achieve our goal, individuals, families, businesses, faith-based organizations, not-for-profits and the public sector will unite in a community-focused effort to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation.

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