Sneeze_l January 2012

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Comments on documentaries: Food, Inc. & Fresh?
by Suzy Pelican 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

SNE and F&NSPEC listserv members: **Apologies for any duplicate messages** I am hoping some of you may be able to point me toward information I think must be out there...but that I haven't been able to find! I've seen both "Food Inc." and "Fresh" - two recently released documentaries about the contemporary U.S. food system, with emphasis on serious problems created by factory farms and other practices common within large-scale agricultural operations. These are powerful and thought-provoking films, and they put forth - visually and orally - some critical issues (health, ethical, environmental to name just a few) for all to consider. That said, I am also interested in viewers who may question some of the perspectives/facts shared in either or both of these films. As I said above, I know the films raise critical issues, but I sense that some of the films' generalities might be overstated. (Admittedly, I may be wrong in this, but I'd like a broader foundation for evaluation than just my own inadequate knowledge base!) Thanks, in advance, for any insights you could share with me and/or any references/websites/etc. you could point me toward. Suzy Suzanne Pelican, MS, RD Food & Nutrition Specialist / WIN Wyoming Coordinator Family & Consumer Sciences University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Laramie, WY 82071 307-766-5177; fax: 307-766-5686 pelican(a)uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/cesnutrition www.uwyo.edu/winwyoming

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List of all behaviors related to obesity/overweight
by Pam McCarthy 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Hello Sneezers: Looking forward to seeing you in Kansas City! Here's my request. I am working on obesity/overweight research project related to children. We need a complete list of all the behaviors that relate to this issue. The list we have now is long but there may be behaviors we missed. What are all the behaviors related to childhood obesity/overweight? I welcome individual behavioral suggestions as well as any behavior-related lists. Thanks, Pam McCarthy

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Announcing - Slim Chance Awards
by Francie Berg 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

Hi everyone Heres the Worst Diets of 2011 news release. Thank you so much to those whove helped publicize this before and I hope youll do it again. Plus anyone else wholl consider sharing your great media connections. Sneezewhat a list! Also I need help in the social media arena, so please consider that too. Some brief announcement items are included at bottom of the news release, attached and below. As always, our focus for Healthy Weight Week (Jan 15-21) is on helping people avoid unsafe and ineffective dieting, move ahead with healthy lifestyles, and respect and appreciate persons of all sizes. Thanks and Happy New Year, Francie FOR NEWS REL SEE ATTACHED AND BELOW NOTE: SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR TWITTER AND SHORT ANNOUNCEMENTS Francie M. Berg, MS Healthy Weight Network 402 South 14th Street Hettinger, ND 58639 701-567-2646 fmberg(a)healthyweight.net www.healthyweight.net NEWS RELEASE DEC 30, 2011 WEIGHT LOSS SCHEMES MORE LUCRATIVE THAN EVER The Worst Diets of 2011 HETTINGER, ND, Dec 30Healthy Weight Network released its 23rd Slim Chance Awards today highlighting four of the worst diets and diet promotions of the year. Weight loss schemes are more lucrative and outrageous than ever, said Francie M. Berg, a licensed nutritionist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, chair of the event. Here is a self-made millionairea 23-year-old high school dropoutwho flushed the English-speaking world with illegal weight-loss scams and then cleaned up by draining credit cards. Another scam is a dangerous and illegal hormone treatment that just doesnt quit despite 50 years of legal wrangling with the FDA and FTC. Like Jason in a Slasher movie it keeps coming back and backlong after it seems defeated. Here are the 23rd annual Slim Chance Awards: MOST OUTRAGEOUS: Jesse Willms, the Canadian owner of Just Think Media. Willms is a multi-millionaire connected to more than 40 product and company names. The 23-year-old high school dropout is charged with deceiving people like Candice Rozak of Edmunton who ordered a free trial of a diet pill called Acai Burn that required only a small handling fee and later found her credit card depleted of nearly $700. Its a major international problem says Canada's Anti-Fraud Call Centre. The FTC in the U.S. agrees and is suing Willms and his associateswho collected more than $450 million from online consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The complaint says Willms sold at least 15 brands of acai berry weight-loss pills, six brands of colon cleansers and supplements containing resveratrolall marketed with false or misleading claims. Promised money-back guarantees were often ignored. Despite the efforts of credit card companies and banks the money kept flowing through shell companies and manipulation of payment data. WORST GIMMICK: Pure Energy Weight Loss plus Energy Band. This plastic bracelet embeds green and silver hologram discs claimed to give off vibes that resonate throughout the body and stimulate weight loss and health. Among the alleged results are decreased appetite, balanced metabolism, balanced hormones¸ enhanced energy flow, increased energy levels and the promotion of positive emotions. A testimonial declares, Since I bought my Pure Energy Band I have lost over 83Lbs and I feel fantastic. Furthermore a disc does not even need to touch the skinapparently it can hover at some distance. Supposedly, to be effective it only needs to be within the bodys natural energy field. For most people, that is within two inches of the body. WORST CLAIM: Sensa weight-loss crystals. The Sensa website states boldly that users can lose an average of 30.5 pounds in six months without dieting, exercise, food restrictions or drastic lifestyle changesby merely sprinkling these weight-loss crystals on their food. It claims that Sensa has been clinically proven. Smell and taste receptors supposedly send the brain messages to tell your body to stop eating. It activates a hunger-control switch in the brain and you eat less and feel more satisfied no feelings of hunger or intense cravings. Class-action suits have been filed in California and Texas against the marketers of Sensa, developed by Chicago neurologist Alan Hirsch, M.D. and sold by California-based Sensa Products. The California complaint states that (a) there is no competent and reliable scientific evidence to substantiate these claims and (b) an expert who reviewed Sensa's main clinical study judged it beyond worthless. WORST PRODUCT: HCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin. HCG was first introduced more than 50 years ago by British physician Dr. Albert Simeon who claimed the hormone, found in the urine of pregnant women, would mobilize stored fat, suppress appetite and redistribute fat. He contended that regular injections would enable dieters to live comfortably on a 500-calorie-a-day diet. For a time, these weekly injections were the most widespread obesity medication administered in the US. In the mid-70s the FDA and FTC effectively shut them down by ordering the Simeon clinics to stop claiming their programs were safe and effective, and requiring they inform patients in writing that there was no evidence HCG increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction. More recently infomercial king Kevin Trudeau took up the cudgel. His 2007 book claims HCG is "an absolute cure for obesity discovered almost fifty years ago, but suppressed" by medical experts and the FDA. HCG is heavily marketed online and in retail outlets as oral drops, pellets, and sprays, while injections for weight loss continue. Labeling states that each should be taken in conjunction with a very-low-calorie-diet which, the FDA noted, can trigger gallstone formation, electrolyte imbalance and abnormal heart rhythms. (HCG is approved as an injectable prescription drug for the treatment of some cases of female infertility and other medical conditions.) In December the FDA and FTC jointly warned six companies that it is illegal to market over-the counter HCG products labeled as "homeopathic" for weight loss. This is considered a first step in halting sales (Dec 6, 2011). Deceptive advertising about weight loss products is one of the most prevalent types of fraud, said David Vladeck, director of the FTCs Bureau of Consumer Protection. The new marketing is so lucrative and people with weight concerns so vulnerable that case-by-case enforcement action has little impact, quackwatchers say. To improve the situation, our society needs a plan that includes screening of certain types of ads, publicly exposing sellers placed on the Visa/MasterCard Match list and routine criminal prosecution of violators. The Slim Chance awards are sponsored by Healthy Weight Network and the National Council against Health Fraud. They are a lead-up to Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day during Healthy Weight Week, the third week in January ( www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm ). ### For more information see www.healthyweight.net MEDIA: To arrange an interview with Francie Berg email fmberg(a)healthyweight.net (please begin subject line with: Berg .) or call 701-567-2646. Francie M. Berg, MS Healthy Weight Network 402 South 14th Street Hettinger, ND 58639 701-567-2646 fmberg(a)healthyweight.net www.healthyweight.net ### TWITTER (121 characters, with spaces): Announced today: The Worst Diets of 2011. Find out why diet scams are more outrageous than ever www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm (152 characters, with spaces) The 2011 Worst Diets expose weight loss schemes as more outrageous than ever. Review the 23rd Annual Slim Chance Awards at www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm FACEBOOK/ SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES Announced today: The worst diet scams of 2011. Find out why diet schemes are more outrageous than ever! The 23rd annual Slim Chance Awards spotlight a self-made millionairea 23-year-old high school dropoutwho flushed the English-speaking world with illegal weight-loss schemes and then cleaned up by draining credit cards. HCG is another scam that doesnt quit despite 50 years of legal wrangling. Like Jason in a Slasher movie it just keeps coming back, long after it seems defeated. For more see www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ( PSA) WORST DIET SCAMS OF 2011 In todays announcement of the Worst Diets of 2011, Francie M. Berg, a licensed nutritionist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, warns that dieting schemes are more outrageous than ever before. One of this years Slim Chance Awards goes to 23-year-old high school dropout Jesse Willms, a self-made Canadian millionaire, who flushed the English-speaking world with illegal weight-loss scams and then cleaned up by draining credit cards. Another is HCG, a hormone weight-loss treatment that just doesnt quit despite 50 years of legal wrangling; FDA and FTC recently warned six companies that marketing HCG is illegal, considered a first step in halting sales (Dec. 6, 2011). Pure Energy Weight Loss plus Energy Band is a plastic bracelet set with hologram discs claimed to give off vibes resonating through the body and stimulating weight loss83 pounds in one testimonial. In fact the disc need not even touch the skin. Supposedly, it only needs to be within the bodys natural energy field; for most people, within two inches of the body. Sensa weight-loss crystals, sprinkled on ones food, allegedly induce an average loss of 30.5 pounds in six months without dieting, exercise, food restrictions or drastic lifestyle changesa class-action suit charges "beyond worthless." Review this quackery at www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm ### FOR MORE INFORMATION see www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm MEDIA: To arrange an interview with Francie Berg call 701-567-2646 or email fmberg(a)healthyweight.net (please begin subject line with: Berg ). CONTACT: Francie M. Berg 701-567-2646 Healthy Weight Network 402 South 14th Street Hettinger, ND 58639 www.healthyweight.net - END

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Tips, examples for using social media to promote nutrition, food safety
by Alice C Henneman 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

Hi Everyone, In this month's FOOD REFLECTIONS newsletter, you'll learn the basics and some insider tips for using social media to promote nutrition and food safety. You can do all of them for FREE! Read it at: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/nutrition-foodsafety-social-media Alice Alice Henneman, MS, RD, Extension Educator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Ste. A, Lincoln, NE 68528 USA ahennema(a)unlnotes.unl.edu 402/441-7180 Fax: 402/441-7148 - Website: Connecting you to information, resources & food experts from farm to fork at http://food.unl.edu - Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/alicehenneman - Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/alicehenneman - Twitter: http://twitter.com/alicehenneman - Flickr: http://flickr.com/alicehenneman - http://vimeo.com/alicehenneman - Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alicehenneman - NEW: http://food.unl.edu/UrbanAg - MyPlate pptx: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/choose-myplate-powerpoint

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Fight discrimination against large children
by Joanne Ikeda 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Are you actively fighting discrimination against youngsters and adults because they are too fat or too thin? No matter what your answer is, please take a stance against the Georgia billboards that promote prejudice against large children. (see attached) You can do this by participating in the "Stand 4 kids campaign." Marilyn Wann has created an amazing project where members can take create their own STANDard for Children's health. You simply send in a photo of yourself and her Photoshop magicians cut out your image and put into the format of the Georgia Ads and senfd it back to you. My picture is attached. You tell them what you want to say on your picture. Become a "fan" of her new facebook page for the images here: https://www.facebook.com/IStandAgainstWeightBullying You can take a look at the previous images on Tumblr here: http://fatkidsunited.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/stand4kids-tumblr/ STANDards are being collected at istandagainstweightbullying.tumblr.com. If you would like yours to be included in the collection, please submit it at: http://istandagainstweightbullying.tumblr.com/submit Post your STANDard in your online spaces and show the world how you stand up to bullies! -- Joanne P. Ikeda, MA, RD Nutritionist Emeritus Department of Nutritional Sciences University of California, Berkeley Current 1777 View Drive San Leandro, CA94577 PH 510-895-5300 Email: jikeda(a)berkeley.edu

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Seeking comments on Living Well with Montel Williams
by Elyse Levine 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

has anyone looked at this program? I saw some recipes which looked fine, but some were using ingredients too exotic for most (wheat grass juice). Would appreciate any thoughts on using pieces of it for military families. Thanks!

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Yummy Balloons
by Manahan 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Jumbo Fruit & Vegetable Mylar Balloons from Yummy Designs are perfect for celebrating National Nutrition Month in March as well as throughout the year. These 20 F&V Balloons are guaranteed to attract a lot of attention, and can be used for Health Fairs and displays, for lessons and decorations, for markers and prizes, and for indoor and outdoor special events. All balloons are 2 ½ to 3 feet tall, and have arms, legs, faces, and big smiles. Both children and adults will smile when they see them. There is a choice of 10 different Jumbo Fruit Balloons and 10 different Jumbo Vegetable Balloons. Each Pack of Balloons is $24.98, with 5 F or 5 V Balloons per pack. You can order as many or as few packs as you'd like. Balloons can be re-used 3-4 times, and can be filled with helium or air. (Instructions and ribbons are included). Orders are filled within a few days, and shipped UPS. Please add 10% S&H. To see pictures of all 20 F&V Jumbo Balloons, and for ordering information, go to the Yummy Designs website at www.YummyDesigns.com. SNE members will get a 10% discount on all orders through the end of March, 2012, as well as free shipping for all orders over $100. Call or fax to Laurie Manahan, MS, RD, at 509-525-2072, or email Laurie at Laurie(a)yummydesigns.com to discuss your order.

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Assistant Professor in Human Nutrition and Dietetics - University of Arkansas
by Rosemary Rodibaugh 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

The University of Arkansas is searching for an Assistant Professor in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Please consider applying or pass along to anyone you think might be interested. Fayetteville is located in Northwest Arkansas in the scenic Ozark Mountains close to lakes, rivers and national forests. The region includes several cities and is known for its unique combination of commerce, quality education and creativity. The region is home to numerous food industry leaders. The metropolitan region of Northwest Arkansas has a population of over 450,000 and is highly rated for quality of life. Fayetteville was ranked 8th on Forbes Magazine's Top 10 Best Places in America in 2007. The region is home to numerous cultural activities including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Walton Arts Center. The position is open until a suitable candidate is found. Thanks in advance. Rosemary Rodibaugh, PhD, RD, LD Professor - Nutrition University of AR Division of Agriculture 2301 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: 501-671-2111 Fax: 501-671-2294 email: rrodibaugh(a)uaex.edu Nutrition is the link between agriculture and health. Rosemary Rodibaugh, PhD, RD, LD Professor - Nutrition University of AR Division of Agriculture 2301 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: 501-671-2111 Fax: 501-671-2294 email: rrodibaugh(a)uaex.edu Nutrition is the link between agriculture and health.

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WEBINAR - EU-funded research project FLABEL announces its final results on nutrition labelling
by Suzanne Piscopo 29 Jan '12

29 Jan '12

Hello All: This webinar might interest SNE members. Note: It will be late night/early morning in the USA. However, the webinar will be archived after release. Regards, Suzanne EU-funded research project FLABEL announces its final results on nutrition labelling *Listen in to FLABEL’s webinar on Tuesday 31st January 2012, from 9:30 a.m. CET (8:30 a.m. GMT). * Nutrition labels are a potentially useful tool for enabling consumers to make healthier choices about food. However, scientific insights into how these labels are used in real-life shopping situations are limited. The pan-European project FLABEL (Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life) was set up to fully examine the factors which lead from labelling to dietary intake. FLABEL, which involved academic experts from eight European universities, two major retail organisations, and representatives of European consumer and industry associations, has provided state-of-the-art research on consumer behaviour and nutrition labels. The results from this three-and-a-half-year project will be presented in a webinar by Prof. Klaus Grunert from Aarhus University, Denmark, who is FLABEL’s Scientific Advisor, following a brief introduction by Dr. Laura Fernández Celemín from EUFIC, who is the FLABEL Coordinator. The webinar will be released on the project website at www.flabel.org <http://www.eufic.org/web/trackemaillink.asp?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eflabel%…>. Source: The European Food Information Council -- Dr Suzanne Piscopo (RPHNutr) M.Ed. Health, Family& Consumer Studies Coordinator and Senior Lecturer AND B.Ed.(Hons) Nutrition, Family& Consumer Studies Senior Lecturer Rm. 324, Faculty of Education University of Malta Msida, MSD 2080 MALTA Tel: (356) 2340 2965 Email: suzanne.piscopo(a)um.edu.mt> Visit my blog: The Malteaser at http://suzannempiscopo.wordpress.com

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MyPlate recipe and food ideas
by Alice C Henneman 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Hi Everyone, If you're not already a subscriber to our free Cook It Quick e-Newsletter, you might enjoy checking out our latest newsletter. Each month we feature tips, resources, and recipes that help people follow MyPyramid/MyPlate guidelines. And that we also feel are helpful to other food & nutrition educators in their work. This month, we included ideas from Extension sources throughout the nation that will lead you to even more ideas! Visit us at: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/cook-it-quick-newsletter-january-2012 Please share with others who might be interested. Thank you! Alice Alice Henneman, MS, RD, Extension Educator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Ste. A, Lincoln, NE 68528 USA ahennema(a)unlnotes.unl.edu 402/441-7180 Fax: 402/441-7148 - Website: Connecting you to information, resources & food experts from farm to fork at http://food.unl.edu - Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/alicehenneman - Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/alicehenneman - Twitter: http://twitter.com/alicehenneman - Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/alicehenneman - Flickr: http://flickr.com/alicehenneman - http://vimeo.com/alicehenneman - Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alicehenneman - http://food.unl.edu/UrbanAg - MyPlate pptx: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/choose-myplate-powerpoint

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