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Wegmans School Moves to Meet New Requirements for Dietetics Education.

The new graduate degree in Dietetics and Nutrition marks an exciting new chapter in preparing students to become dietitians. Learn About Program

2023 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Conference

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2023 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference theme: "Empowering Food Citizens: Together for Nutrition and Food Systems Transformation. Re-connect, Re-nourish, Re-inspire."

Fuel for Fun

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Learn more about Fuel for Fun, the program implemented in Colorado shown to help children learn cooking skills, improve their attitude toward cooking and eating fruits and vegetables, increase fruit and vegetable preference and activity level!

New Research

Download Impact of a Weight Management Intervention on Eating Competence: Importance of Measurement Interval in Protocol Design

Hot off the press..article about Eating Competence from the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

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“A Must Read” …article in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior!

NEEDs for Tots: A Teacher-Ready and Parent-Friendly Curriculum Focuses on Principles of the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding
Elizabeth H. Ruder, PhD, MPH, RD, Barbara A. Lohse, PhD, RD

INTRODUCTION: 

Authoritative parental feeding behavior is defined by parent leadership with feeding balanced by child autonomy with eating.1 This feeding style is associated with more healthful child eating behaviors and child weight status.2 Among young children, controlling, restrictive, and indulgent feeding practices are positively associated with child weight status.3 The Satter Division of Responsibility in feeding (sDOR) is 1 approach to support feeding relationships congruent with healthy growth and development.4 Parents and caregivers lead by managing the mealtime context and offering a variety of tasty and healthful foods in a dependable, sustainable routine.1

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About Eating
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Contact us to develop or access an About Eating portal for your organization,view pre and post surveys or arrange for outcomes data collection and analysis. Learn more about eating competence byviewing this screencast from Ellyn Satter Associates.
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Barbara Lohse,
PhD, RD, LDN

Head, Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition
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MPH, CHES

Sr. Staff Specialist

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