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Dieting for Adults With Developmental Disabilities   Date: January 28, 2008
   Starting a diet is hard. Sticking to it is even harder. One of the problems is that diets can be horribly complex. And for people with developmental disabilities, finding the right weight-loss plan can be nearly impossible. But researchers at the University of Kansas are trying to change all that. Health Reporter Bryan Thompson has more as we continue our series "Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change".

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   To learn more about the K-U diet project, visit our website at kpr.ku.edu. Just click on the “Kansas Health” link. That’s kpr.ku.edu.

   Funding for the health series is provided by the Sunflower Foundation of Topeka and the Kansas Health Foundation of Wichita.
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Surgeon General - Health Disparties & Mental Retardation
K-U LifeSpan Institute
National Center on Physical Activity & Disability
Weight In Adults With intellectual Disabilities In England
Intellectual Disabilities & Fitness
Body Weight Status of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
KU News Release - Obesity Among Adults With Developmental Disabilities

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