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Blair demands food industry cooperation to tackle obesity
by Suzanne Piscopo 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Given the number of related discussions during last week's annual conference, thought this might be of interest to SNE members. Suzanne Piscopo University of Malta <http://www.foodnavigator.com> *Breaking News on Food & Beverage Development - Europe * <javascript:> Blair demands food industry cooperation to tackle obesity 27/07/2006- *Government cannot be the only actor with responsibility over the current obesity crisis, said UK prime minister Tony Blair in a key note speech on public health yesterday.* Reflecting on developments in public health policy over the years, he said that business must recognise a corporate and social responsibility as the price of the new consensus in support of their role in wealth creation. In effect, Blair called for a new and robust approach to tackling the issue. /"Above all a state that sees its role as empowering the individual, not trying to make their choices for them, can only work on the basis of a different relationship between citizen and state,"/ he said. /"Government can't be the only one with the responsibility if it's not the only one with the power. The responsibility must be shared."/ Indeed, Blair argued that current public health problems are not, strictly speaking, public health questions at all. Obesity for example is very much a question of individual lifestyle. /"These are not epidemics in the epidemiological sense,"/ he said. /"They are the result of millions of individual decisions, at millions of points in time. For example, 20 per cent of all children in the UK eat no fruit or vegetables in a week. 65 per cent of adults and half of all children do not take the recommended amount of exercise."/ Obesity is rising rapidly. 1 in 4 adults and children in the UK is obese, and rising. An estimated 1.7 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes. /"These individual actions lead to collective costs,"/ said Blair. /"It is worth pausing for a moment to consider the consequences that inaction will bring."/ Heart disease alone costs the UK nearly 8 billion per annum. The Health Select Committee estimate that the full costs of obesity and overweight people to the country is in the region of 7 billion per year. /"In my view, the reason we need a new and more robust approach to health is precisely because of the facts I've just listed,"/ he said. Balir pointed out that the UK is banning poor meat, fizzy drinks, crisps and chocolate in school meals from September 2006. The Education Bill will also ban the sale of junk food and fizzy drinks in vending machines and schools will have to meet tough new standards for school meals by 2008 in primaries and 2009 in secondaries. /"We are working on a code with the food industry on limiting the advertising of junk food to children,"/ he said. /"But if by 2007, the voluntary code hasn't work, we will make it mandatory."/ But he argued that Government needs to work with others to have an impact on persuading more people to make more healthy choices. He pointed to a new partnership with industry and the voluntary sector, which is designed to prevent obesity in children under 11. Forty Stakeholders from food manufacturing, food retailing, NGO and physical activity sector have been developing this approach, and this will now extend to encompass broadcasters, the video game industry and leading employers. /"All of this is good,"/ said Blair. /"But I still think there is a vast untapped potential out there for still greater partnership between public, private and voluntary sectors."/ Blair's comments have been welcomed by the UK food industry, which is keen to point out that it is investing in the types of programmes that the prime minister is keen to promote. /We agree with the Prime Ministers message that we need a partnership approach to tackling public health issues including obesity,"/ said FDF director general Melanie Leech. /"Billions of pounds have been invested by industry to broaden the range of healthier food choices and to reduce levels of fat, salt and sugar. A number of manufacturers are rolling out clear labelling on the front of packs based on Guideline Daily Amounts to help them to do this,"/ she said. Leech said that the UK industry remained committed to working with Government through the Small Change, Big Difference campaign to encourage individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles. Blair's speech in Nottingham yesterday was the second in a series of lectures under the title Our Nation's Future. /*Copyright* - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2000/2006 – Decision News Media SAS – All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please email our Syndication department: contact our Syndication department <http://www.foodnavigator.com/feedback/index.asp?type=4&page=%2Fnews%2Fprint…>. Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions </misc/misc.asp?idmisc=6>. /

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Preschool books about food and agriculture in Spanish
by Bobroff,Linda Benjamin 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hi all, Here is a link to a downloadable book for preschoolers that was developed by the WIC nutritionists in Florida. It is available in English and in Spanish. We included it in our Interagency campaign, "Snack Smart Move More" last year, which also is available for free downloading. The campaign features a lit review, lesson plans for preschool through older adults, PowerPoint presentation, and consumer materials. Check it out: http://www.fldoe.org/nutrition/teachers/SnackSmart/ Here's the link directly to the book: Give Me 5 A Day: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/wic/Documents/Five_A_Day/Give_me_5_a_d ay.html While you're at it, you can check out all of the Florida Interagency Food and Nutrition Committee (FIFNC) campaigns at this URL: http://www.fifnc.com/ FIFNC includes representatives from the major Florida state agencies that provide nutrition education and/or services: Dept of Health Dept of Education Dept of Children and Families Univ of Florida IFAS Extension AHEC Dept of Agric and Consumer Services Florida Div - Food and Drug Administration The committee, in various formats, has been meeting continuously for over 40 years! We only recently decided to work together on annual FIFNC nutrition campaigns, to speak with one voice on a single message. It's been hard work but also fun and rewarding. Each agency contributes what it can and we are remarkably unterritorial and unselfish in our approach (if I do say so myself ...). What also is fun is that no one tells us what to do and we work together to decide what might benefit Floridians based on our work with our local counterparts and consumers. We have no budget as a Committee and use resources that we have from our respective agencies, as appropriate and possible. Contributions vary from year to year. FIFNC is a great collaboration and I encourage you to learn from our years of experience if you don't have a similar group in your state. Linda Linda Benjamin Bobroff, Ph.D., RD, LD/N Dept of Family, Youth & Community Sciences University of Florida 3038 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110310 Gainesville, FL 32611-0310 Tel: 352/392-1895 Ext 240 Fax: 352/392-8196 Email: Bobroff(a)ufl.edu CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this messge is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notifed that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email or any of its components is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please "reply" to the sender. ________________________________ From: sneeze_l-bounces(a)email.rutgers.edu [mailto:sneeze_l-bounces@email.rutgers.edu] On Behalf Of Fern Gale Estrow Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 12:27 PM To: SNEEZE_L(a)email.rutgers.edu Subject: [Sneeze_l] Preschool books about food and agriculture in Spanish Hello all - I am interested in recommendations...best if both English and Spanish - Thanks in advance... Will be posting weaning info in Spanish soon but am still on the lookout for documents that do not encourage sippie cups... Fern Fern Gale Estrow, MS, RD, CDN Private Nutrition Consultant, Educator and Speaker 200 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011 212/691-5154 212/627-7641 (fax) fge2(a)earthlink.net

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New Edition of Bright Ideas
by Pellechia, Kathleen 02 Oct '06

02 Oct '06

FYI: Bright Ideas for Using the Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Materials NOW Available The new edition of Bright Ideas for using the Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM materials can help you turn kids on to nutrition education! Teach kids to make a table tent mobile of the MyPyramid food groups, get families "geared up" for physical activity, and encourage community groups to plant their own "tasting garden!" See http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/Collection/Files/BrightIdeas/br ightideas7.pdf and visit our web site for previous editions <http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/Collection/main.html> and even more "Bright Ideas!" Kathleen Pellechia RD Food and Nutrition Information Center

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RE: WalMart food demonstrator
by Wagner, Teresa 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Lynn, you are absolutely right -- "poisons" are never fed to cows. Cows are a dairy farmer's livelihood, so it makes sense that dairy cows are well cared for in order to produce wholesome milk. Both organic dairy products and regular dairy products are natural and pure. Stringent government standards that include testing all types of dairy products for antibiotic and pesticide residues ensure that both organic and regular dairy products -- including cheese and ice cream -- are wholesome, safe and nutritious. The organic label refers to farm management practices, not to the dairy product itself. While organic dairy farmers use only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides and do not give their cows supplemental hormones, the milk itself is no different from regular milk. All milk and dairy products are tested for antibiotics to ensure they meet the government's stringent quality and safety standards, so you can be assured that both organic and regular dairy products are free from antibiotics. If you would like more information about how dairy cows are treated and how milk is produced (including more information about organic dairy products), please check out www.dairyfarmingtoday.org <outbind://31/www.dairyfarmingtoday.org> . Sincerely, Teresa Wagner, MS, RD/LD Director of Dairy Confidence and Medical Outreach Dairy Max Incorporated PO Box 16735 Fort Worth, TX 76162-0735 (817) 370-0488 Fax (817) 370-0833 www.dairymax.com

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Announcing Release of New TAKE ACTION: Make a Difference Web Resources from FNS
by Blum, Donna 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

FNS is happy to announce the release of the new "Take Action: Make a Difference!" web page on the FNS website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/TakeAction/TakeAction.htm <http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/TakeAction/TakeAction.htm> . It includes two new web resources to encourage FNS program participants and staff to take actions to improve their health by making positive changes in key dietary and related behaviors. Let FNS know what you think about the two web resources using the Feedback Form on the Take Action web page. See below for more information. Thanks, Donna Blum-Kemelor, MS, RD Nutritionist USDA/FNS/OANE/NSS ________________________________ Don't Delay Visit the New "Take Action" Web Page for New Resources from FNS-USDA USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has launched a new web page. The new page contains additional web resources to assist you in encouraging FNS program participants and staff to take actions to improve their health by making positive changes in key dietary and related behaviors. Current resources address ways to: * promote fruits and vegetables, and * support and encourage breastfeeding. These ideas can be used in all the FNS nutrition assistance programs, including the Food Stamp Program, WIC Program, Food Distribution Programs, and the Child Nutrition Programs. Take Action provides practical, simple, and easy tips showing that small steps can yield Big Results. Check out this web site http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/TakeAction/TakeAction.htm <http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/TakeAction/TakeAction.htm> for tips on how to: * Promote and Support Breastfeeding Across FNS Programs * Promote Fruits and Vegetables in Your Workplace and Community After reviewing these web resources, take a moment and send FNS your comments using the Feedback Form on the web site http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/TakeAction/Evaluation.htm.

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question about whole grain classification
by Leslie Cunningham-Sabo 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Dear SNEEZers,, we are wanting to recommend whole grain foods to families in one of our interventions. What recommendations do you have for classifying foods (e.g., crackers) as a 'good' source of whole grains? We want to recommend foods that contain at least 50% whole grains, but this is difficult to determine from the packaging. Am I missing something? thanks, Leslie Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, PhD, RD Research Assistant Professor Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center MSC11 6145 Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 ph 505.272.4462 fax 505.272.4857 ldcunningham-sabo(a)salud.unm.edu

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"Legislating Weight Loss: Is Fatness a Federal Affair?"
by Lauren Swann 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Interesting perspective on the raging debate: http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060831083322906 Lauren Swann, MS, RD, LDN e-mail: LS(a)FoodFactsWork.com Concept Nutrition, Inc. www.FoodFactsWork.com 4201 Neshaminy Blvd PMB 206, Bensalem, PA 19020 215-639-1203 CELL 215-779-6477 FAX 215-604-0156

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September Nutrition Education Links
by Judy Doherty 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

For Fall: Cook for a Better Weigh Handout http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=WT For Cholesterol Education Month http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=HRT Clip Art for September: Cholesterol, Food Safety, 5-9-a-day and more! http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=CAJ September 2006 HealthCalendar Observances http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=HCN Monthly Recipe: Salsa-Baked Fish - FAST and light http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=MR Monthly Tip: Eat More Apples http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=MT ______________________________ Judy Doherty, PCII Food & Health Communications, Inc. voice: 954-385-5327 http://www.foodandhealth.com ______________________________

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Opportunity for student members with ACPP
by Susan Roberts 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Calling all SNE student members!! Please consider serving on a subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP). This is a great opportunity to get involved in any number of issues that directly affect your new profession. We are now recruiting for SNE student members and would love your involvement. All of the Co-chairs are great leaders with whom you would learn much and enjoy working. I have listed the subcommittees and their co-chairs. Please contact either of the co-chairs directly of your interest in participating in their subcommittee or if you have questions about what issues they will be dealing with this next year. I hope you will join us. We very much all look forward to working with you. Subcommittee Co-Chairs Child Nutrition - School Food Ann Macpherson amacpherson(a)uprm.edu Beverly McCabe beverlymccabe(a)sbcglobal.net Child Nutrition - Marketing to Children Marisa Cheung Marisa_cheung(a)hotmail.com Shelia Fleischhacker flyluxc00(a)hotmail.com Farm Bill - Food Systems Alison Harmon harmon(a)montana.edu Jennifer Wilkins jlw15(a)cornell.edu Farm Bill - Food & Nutrition Ed Programs Linda Drake Linda.drake(a)uconn.edu National Nutrition Monitoring Marilyn Briggs mmmbriggs(a)sbcglobal.net Marcia Scheideman mscheideman(a)wheatfoods.org Older Americans Susan Nitzke Nitzke(a)nutrisci.wisc.edu Carlene Russell <mailto:carlene.russell@iowa.gov> carlene.russell(a)iowa.gov Thank you so very much. Best, Susan Co-chair ACPP susan(a)susan-roberts.net Susan L Roberts, JD MS RD Director Food & Society Policy Fellows Program Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute 8830 NW 35th Street Ankeny, IA 50023 515.965.3859 515.480.5898 (c) foodandsocietyfellows.org Notice: This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, and then delete it.

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A Better Breakfast Can Boost a Child's Brainpower
by Tom Joseph 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Attached is a story from NPR this morning on studies linking a child's school performance and breakfast foods with a low glycemic index. You will find also a link to the audio portion of the story. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5738848 Tom Joseph Waterman & Associates 900 Second Street NE, Suite 109 Washington, DC 20002 202/898-1444 (phone) 202/898-0188 (fax)

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