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MANHATTAN -- An upcoming summit on keeping Kansans healthy 1xbet online casino feature presentations by several Kansas State University researchers.

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* Rhonda Janke, associate professor and extension specialist in the department of horticulture, forestry and recreation resources, who will discuss her research on the benefits of growing food locally. Janke will present Kansas baseline statistics in terms of producing fruits and vegetables locally, and opportunities to expand production, markets and access to all. She is the author of the recent book &1xbet online casino ;Farming in the Dark,&1xbet online casino ; a discussion about the future prospects for creating a more sustainable food system. Her presentation will be at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Homestead Room.

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* &1xbet online casino ;After-school Program Policy Recommendations to Prevent Obesity: The HOP'n After-school Project,&1xbet online casino ; by Tanis J. Hastmann, doctoral student in human nutrition, and David A. Dzewaltowski, professor and head of the department of kinesiology.

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