**Special Information: Tips for Enjoying the Holidays Without the Weight Gain**
Professionals at the MUSC Weight Management Center have prepared a list of some of the more helpful tips for managing weight over the holidays. The holiday season is traditionally one of the more difficult times of the year to manage one's weight. Click one of the links below to view this presentation and/or print the helpful handout... then go enjoy your holidays while doing better managing your weight over this festive season.
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Handout: Tips for Enjoying Holidays Without Weight Gain
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American College of Sports Medicine
The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest & most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. From astronauts to athletes to those people chronically diseased or physically challenged, ACSM continues to look for and find better methods to allow everyone to live longer and more productively. Healthier people make a healthier society.
American Dietetic Association
Your link to nutrition & health!
Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The Institute conducts and supports basic and clinical research on many of the most serious diseases affecting the public. North American Association for the Study of Obesity
The North American Association for the Study of Obesity is an interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity. Obesity On-line
The internet magazine on obesity.
Portion Distortion Quiz
Anyone eating on the run or at restaurants has probably noticed that food portions have gotten larger. Some portions are called "super size," while others have simply grown in size and provide enough food for at least two people. With this growth have come increases in waistlines and body weight. Take this short quiz to see if you know how today's portions compare to the portions available 20 years ago. Prevention Magazine=s Healthy Ideas
Healthy Ideas is intended to heighten awareness of health information. Shapeup America
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