Weight Management Resources

 

• Videos Give the Real Scoop on Low-Calorie Sweeteners

  Low-calorie sweeteners (also sometimes referred to as artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes)provide consumers with a broad selection of safe, low-calorie, good-tasting foods, and offer a sweet alternative for people with diabetes (as well as those with a sweet tooth). They can also play a role in a weight management plan that incorporates healthful food choices and regular exercise.

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• Everything You Need to Know About Stevia Sweeteners

  Many people may think they have to give up sweets in order to lose or maintain their weight. However, low-calorie sweeteners such as stevia sweeteners offer a way to reduce calories in sweet tasting foods and beverages, which may help you manage your weight. They also offer a way for people with diabetes to decrease overall carbohydrate intake.

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• Putting the Fast in Breakfast - 3 Quick and Easy Solutions

  No time for breakfast? If so, you or your family are missing out on the many benefits of eating the morning meal. Check out the three quick and easy solutions below plus a full menu of speedy, nutritious—and simply delicious—breakfasts the whole family will love.

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• Wake Up To The Benefits Of Breakfast!

  Breakfast. Research shows that many of us believe that it’s the most important meal of the day—and there is plenty of science to support it. Still, more than half of us do not eat breakfast everyday. Learn about the long-standing and latest reasons to enjoy the morning meal.

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• 2012 IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey Media Resources

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• Expert Perspectives on Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Weight

  Low-calorie sweeteners (sometimes referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes) are ingredients added to food to provide sweetness without adding a significant amount of calories. Low-calorie sweeteners have been the subject of extensive scientific research looking at a variety of health conditions, including weight.

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• Proceedings from the IFIC Expert Roundtable on Energy and Calorie Balance

  The International Food Information Council (IFIC) convened many of the brightest minds in nutrition and physical activity communications, behavior, and policy to engage in a critical analysis of challenges and experiences in communicating the calorie balance equation to consumers. The experts have experience with program development and implementation, making them well-equipped to provide practical advice on facilitating behavioral change toward achieving calorie balance.

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• 2011 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health

  The International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2011 Food and Health Survey takes an extensive look at what Americans are doing regarding their eating and health habits and food safety practices.

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• 2011 Food & Health Survey Webcast: CPE Information

  For all Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians Registered, the LIVE, “IFIC Foundation 2011 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food Safety, Nutrition and Health” webinar is approved for 1.5 CPEs. The LIVE Cook it Safe: Practical Strategies to Reduce Foodborne Illness webinar is approved for 1 CPE.

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• Hot Topic: "Changing Behaviors, Changing Waistlines: Understanding Consumers’ Mindset to Achieve a Healthy Weight”

  The national focus on the increasing rate of obesity continues to grow. Despite multiple efforts to assist Americans in achieving a healthy weight and active lifestyle, only minimal success has been achieved in changing consumer behavior. This webinar explores the role of behavioral economics in improving healthful lifestyle choices among consumers and examines one clinician’s multi-discipline

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