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  • Talking to Kids about Weight: What the Internet Says and Why Researchers Are Wary

    December 17, 2020

    <p>Researchers from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science</strong> (WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University systematically reviewed numerous independently published guidelines for having conversations with children about weight status to analyze their content, consistency, actionability and scientific support. They recommend future guidelines unify their messages for caregivers and health care professionals and be better supported by scholarly data.</p>

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  • Drexel Deans Look Back at 2020 — Part One

    December 16, 2020

    After a tumultuous year of change and uncertainty, deans from the University’s colleges and schools reflected on what happened and what they’ve learned.

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  • Does Sharing Health Data Help Maintain Weight Loss?

    December 14, 2020

    Research from the <strong>Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science </strong>(WELL Center) in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University suggests that health counselors having access to self-monitored health data would improve a person&rsquo;s weight loss maintenance.

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