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Healthy Weight Week. January 18-24, 2009 |
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Third full week in January. Encourages healthy living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems . Typically, Americans begin a New Year diet the first week and break it the second. Healthy Weight Week is a time to stop dieting for good and get on with living our lives in healthy ways, feeling good about ourselves and others. <MORE> |
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Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day. January 20, 2009 |
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Tuesday of Healthy Weight Week. Exposes weight loss fraud and quackery in effort to help educate consumers. Annual Slim Chance Awards highlight the "worst" weight loss products of the year. <MORE> |
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Women’s Healthy Weight Day. January 22, 2009 |
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Thursday of Healthy Weight Week. Honors businesses that respect and portray an appreciation of size diversity. Women’s Healthy Weight Awards announced. <MORE> |
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
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February 24 - March 1, 2008 in United States.
February 3 - 9, 2008 in Canada.
National Eating Disorders Association (U.S.). Resources, information on treatment and prevention. www.nationaleatingdisorders.org;
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada) www.nedic.ca |
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May 6 of each year. A day to stop dieting, to celebrate body acceptance and size diversity. www.hugs.com ; www.eskimo.com/~largesse |
