WHY WE CRAVE JUNK FOOD

          Friday, 27 February 2009

       Tim Gilbertson, PhD, professor, USU Biology Department and Center for Advanced Nutrition

       Caroline Shugart, MS, RD, RN, MBA, USU Employee Wellness Coordinator

         SLIDES:  Tim Gilbertson (PDF)     I     Caroline Shugart (PDF)     I     Event Photo Gallery

         VIDEO:  Streaming (Web)     I     PODCAST (iTunesU)     I     Audio only (mp3)

          Presentation Hand-outs

• Food Values and Recipes for the Treats Offered at the Feb. 27 "Why We Crave Junk Food" Presentation
• Suggestions for Healthy Snacks (USU Be Well Program)
• What is Your Healthy Weight? (USU Be Well Program)
• Calories Count (USU Be Well Program)
  
• "Nutrition: Good for Your Health and Good for the Economy,"  USU Research Sunrise Session Jan. 2008
• "The Obesity Epidemic: Are Our Tastebuds to Blame?,"  USU Research Sunrise Session June 2006
• Five Simple Tips to "Be Well" While Dining Out

      Readings 

• "Why We Crave Junk Food" Reading List

       Web Links

• Tim Gilbertson's Lab at Utah State
• USU Department of Biology
• USU Center for Advanced Nutrition
• USU Employee Wellness
  
• USU Student Health & Wellness
• USU Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
• USU Dining Services
• "Be Well" Dining Options at Utah State