Resource of the Month!
Everyone knows, the beginning of the year brings diet resolutions but how do you choose a diet when there are so many to choose from?
The American Dietetic Association has a great resource for both RDs and consumers to help sift through all those diet books. Click here for diet book reviews from ADA spokespeople
Student Membership Rate Now Available for the WMDPG!
Click on Join WMDPG for more information.
If you know of an interested student that would like to get involved with the development of student focused WMDPG activities, please have them contact Amy Mobley, PhD, RD at armobley@purdue.edu.
The Weight Management dietetic practice group supports the highest level of professional practice in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity throughout the life cycle.
Our primary focus is the science and application of weight management prevention and treatment. Our practice group serves as an important link between the public, organizations, and industry to dietetic professionals with an expertise in weight management.
With nearly sixty-five percent of Americans overweight or obese, obesity has become a major public health problem. And, because it impacts other chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, diabetes, and cancer, obesity affects many areas of dietetic practice, including clinical nutrition and public health.
|
2008 WMDPG Excellence in Weight management Practice Award |
|
Barbara Ann Hughes, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN, FADA is the 2008 recipient of the WMDPG Excellence in Weight Management Practice Award. For more information about Dr. Hughes, click here. |
PPW Stipend Recipient |
|
Rosa Lopez, MS, RD, LD,
from Las Cruces, New Mexico first became interested in public policy as a student working to promote the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). This will be her first time to attend Public Policy Workshop. Her interest is demonstrated by her work to promote development and implementation of school nutrition policies and participation in Action for Healthy Kids within the state of New Mexico. She has taken an active role in the Food & Nutrition in Schools project locally, and is active with the Diabetes Action Coalition and Cooperative Extension Service. She has provided testimonies, professional guidance, and support for legislative efforts.
|
|
