WIN Notes

Spring 2000

New
Leadership
at NIDDK

Design of
Clinical Trial
Underway

Genes Play
Key Role in
Childhood
Obesity

Gorden
Continues
Distinguished
Research
Career
at NIH

Schools Instill
Healthier
Habits in
Youth

Weight
Concerns
May Trigger
Smoking in
Youth

Conference
Highlights
Obesity as a
Public Health
Crisis

Girl Power and
You! Begins
Phase II

Cyber Notes

Materials
From Other
Organizations

Meeting Notes

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Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women. 1999.

This 22-page booklet suggests steps to take to change eating and exercise habits for healthier living. A substitution list provides lowfat, healthier alternatives to traditional African American foods. Tips for choosing calcium-rich foods are offered for lactose-intolerant individuals.

Take Charge of Your Health! A Teenager's Guide to Better Health. 1999.

This 15-page booklet geared to teens describes why they should care about health, and discusses how to make small changes to improve eating and physical activity habits. It emphasizes making choices about health to feel and look better, having fun while being active, and staying healthy and fit for life.

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