Perspective change needed for obesity prevention
The idea that eating right and getting physical activity are solely governed by personal responsibility is a concept of the past, according to University of California nutrition experts. Terms such as "environment" and "community" are now creeping into the lexicon of obesity prevention.
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March 18, 2010
26th Annual Marin County Farm Day - Marin County -
March 19, 2010
Cover Crop & Erosion Control Field Day - El Dorado County -
March 20, 2010
Foothill Vegetable Gardening Workshop - Mariposa County -
March 20, 2010
Victory and kitchen gardens - San Luis Obispo Master Gardeners -
March 20, 2010
2010 National 4-H Conference -
March 20, 2010
Spring Garden-Petaluma - Sonoma County Master Gardeners - View More
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Identifying exactly how female mosquitoes detect their human prey is crucial to developing strategies for mosquito control and reducing mosquito bites, says chemical ecologist Walter Leal, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis. |
The fine art of sheep shearing will be taught in a school being offered in May by the University of California Cooperative Extension on the North Coast. |
The UC Integrated Pest Management program has been at the forefront of computerized communications since its inception in the early 1980s.  |
