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Marion County workshop to promote healthy lifestyles

by Megan Winslow
April 29, 2024

About 65% of Marion County residents are overweight, just about mirroring the state average. But by coupling edible gardening with positive nutrition, the organizers of an Ocala workshop hope to inspire healthy lifestyles among the county’s ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amanda Marek, Catherine Campbell, Class, Edible Ornamentals, Events, Family, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Foodscaping, Gardening, Marion County, Megan Winslow, Nutrition, Obesity, Ocala, Overweight, Plant To Plate, Progragm, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Veggie Meter, Workshop, Youth And Community Sciences

Portion Control Matters. Portion Size Matters.

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
January 13, 2023

Portion sizes have changed noticeably over the years. They have gotten bigger and so have humans. Extra portions may lead to extra weight. It is hard to set limits when you eat without boundaries. Many people don’t know what a healthy portion ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: A Healthy Diet, Diet, Health, Limit High Calorie Foods And Beverages, Maintain A Healthy Weight, MyPlate, Obesity, Portion Control, Portion Size, Read Nutrition Labels, Resolutions For The New Year, Use Smaller Dinner Plates, Weight Loss

Connections and Consumption

by Amanda Quintos
October 11, 2022

The role of the individual often comes to the foreground in social discussions. For example, when learning about wellness, goal-setting, accountability, and success, you have likely encountered the popular ideal of a single person achieving ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Kellie Cooper, LaToya J. O'Neal, Megan A. McVay, Obesity, Social Networks

Healthy Habits: Making them Stick

by Ralph Mitchell
March 2, 2021

The rate of obesity within the U.S is gradually increasing. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4% between the years 1999-2000 and 2017-2018. [1] Current programs and initiatives ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Habits, Health, Obesity

Eat and Stay Active

by Shari Bresin
October 19, 2020

Usually when we eat, we think about taste and satisfying hunger pangs. Often we don’t think to eat for our activity level. But, they are directly related and one of the reasons for gradual weight gain. Inactivity and obesity About 71% ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Obesity, Physical Activity, Sedentary

Time to Move from Holiday Mode to Healthy Mode

by Nancy Gal
January 5, 2018

The holiday season is over, but somehow the experiences of years past didn’t help remind us that overindulgence during the holiday can quickly add excess pounds. A scenario many of us relive every year. However, no matter how far we have strayed ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Diet, Fruits, Gal, Healthy, Holiday, Meals, Nutrient, Obesity, Superfoods, Vegetables

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