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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week starts Feb. 20.

NIU Nutrition hosts events for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor | February 15, 2023

DeKALB – The week of Feb. 20 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Eating disorders affect everyone from every background and include 9% of the US population, that's 28.8 million Americans who will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. NIU’s...

Food demo: Health, energy, happiness with no-cook diet

By James Casey | October 6, 2013

The Student Dietetic Association hosted a raw food diet demonstration Friday, providing insight into the no-cook lifestyle.Kristen Bernier, raw food nutrition educator, provided plenty of recipes along with a wealth of information in regards to the purpose...

Empty Bowls event aims to raise hunger awareness

By Lauren Dielman | March 21, 2012

Everyone is encouraged eat soup for a good cause. The School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences and the NIU Ceramics Club organized the event Empty Bowls to bring awareness to hunger. The event will be hosted by Bread for the World (BFTW) and...