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      <title>National Handwashing Awareness Week</title>
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      <title>Diabetes month is reminder about healthful eating</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/29/09) Every November during American Diabetes Month, LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames reminds people healthful eating is important for managing diabetes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fad Diets Often Old Ones With New Names; Healthful Eating, Activity Key to Weight Loss</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Weight loss advice abounds in our society, and most of the diets touted as new and revolutionary are actually old fad diets with a new name, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Toasted Pumpkin Seeds</title>
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      <title>Eat less or gain weight as you age</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/24/09) Here’s some more depressing news about losing weight – the older you get, the less you can eat. Heli Roy, LSU AgCenter nutritionist, says one reason people aren’t successful with weight-loss programs is as they age, they have to gear down the quantity and richness of the foods they eat. So even though they may be eating less calorie-dense food – and less food – their bodies need fewer and fewer calories. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A quarterly newsletter from the LSU AgCenter's Family and Consumer Sciences Division. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Act promptly to avoid foreclosure</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/24/09) If you are having trouble making your mortgage payments on time, resolving the problem fast is critical, according to LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>New pregnancy guidelines stress healthy weight gain</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:13:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Technology helps provide information for food stamp recipients</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 1/23/09) With nutrition-related diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer on the rise, the LSU AgCenter is developing ways to improve the eating habits of food stamp recipients. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Understanding Infants, Toddlers May Eliminate Biting Behaviors</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 02:11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart Choices:  Healthy Snacks for Home and School</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:38:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Keep Food Safe During Holiday Cookouts</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:27:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/26/06) One part of a safe and happy 4th of July celebration is ensuring your food is safe to eat, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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