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Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity

The Prevention Research Center's mission is to work with community partners to design, implement, and evaluate programs that improve physical activity and diet and decrease inactivity among children and youth.

Affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health
Web site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/prc/

Recent articles about Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Low-fat? Low-carbs? Answering best diet question (CNN, February 25, 2009)
Study of diets shows what truly counts: calories (Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2009)
Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more (The Associated Press, February 25, 2009)
Weight loss bottom line: Fewer calories (February 25, 2009)
More TV means fewer veggies (School of Public Health, December 8, 2003)
HIV-1 infected children benefit greatly from combination therapy (School of Public Health, November 21, 2001)
Increased consumption of soda promotes childhood obesity (School of Public Health, February 15, 2001)

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