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Growing Stronger - Lackawanna County
February 13, 2012
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Growing Stronger - Lackawanna County
February 13, 2012
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Growing Stronger - Lackawanna County
February 14, 2012
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Dining With Diabetes
February 16, 2012
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Dining With Diabetes
February 21, 2012
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Dining With Diabetes
February 23, 2012
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Dining With Diabetes
February 24, 2012
About Our Health and Nutrition Programs
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Nutrition, Health & Wellness News
- Nutri-Fitness: There’s an App for That! February 6, 2012 Considering fifty percent of Americans now own smart phones, this article explores how these devices might be used to improve health and wellnes.
- Go Nuts for Nuts November 28, 2011 This is the time of year in Pennsylvania the tree nuts are harvested. Few foods are as nutritiously complete and good for the human body as tree nuts. Tree nuts are unique as one of the most nutrient-dense whole food sources of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an essential omega-3 fatty acid in plant foods. Studies have shown that the omega-3 fatty acid in plant foods may help reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and clinical depression.
- Best Recipes from Ag Progress Days now available September 21, 2011 We have created a CD-rom disc of the "Great 88 Best of Ag Progress Days" food demonstration (88) recipes with food and nutrition fact sheets from the past decade.
