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nutrition education  

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  • Nutrition education is a critical component of health promotion and disease prevention programs to help participants to adopt and maintain healthy eating patterns. Ideally, nutrition education should take place in a variety of venues, including, but not limited to, homes, schools, physician offices, hospitals, community settings, and media. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Nutrition Education]

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