The National Nutrition Crisis?

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:23 AM by jenniferl
Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Executive Director, Weight and Nutrition Services:   With daily reports about the economic crisis and other urgent national issues grabbing our attention, the fact that our national nutrition crisis can make headlines is noteworthy. The current obesity epid... [More]
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Maternal Obesity: Generational Effects of Weight and Nutrition

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:53 PM by jenniferl
Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Executive Director, Weight and Nutrition Services:   If you are thinking about getting pregnant, you probably know that smoking is harmful for your baby.  But did you know that being overweight or even eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may put your chi... [More]
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Eating Mindfully: An Underestimated Strategy for Weight Maintenance

Monday, November 17, 2008 9:14 AM by jenniferl
Jennifer Lovejoy, Weight and Nutrition Services, Executive Director:   The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH recently funded four new Centers of Excellence, including one at the University of California, San Francisco to study mindfulness meditation and mi... [More]
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What's a Healthy Behaviors Company?

Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:46 PM by erint
Erin Thompson, Marketing Manager:   The heart of Free & Clear’s mission has always been to address chronic disease through health behavior change. As a national leader in tobacco cessation, our goal for the last 20 years has been to help employers build a healthier, more prod... [More]
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