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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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Slim chance awards 2012
by Francie Berg 29 Dec '12

29 Dec '12

Here are the Slim Chance Awards for 2012. Please help us fight fraud by sharing this news with your online networks and media connections. Thanks for your help, Francie 1. Short News Brief for Facebook, Online networking and Public Service Announcements ( PSAs) -Please share Worst Diet Schemes of 2012 Dr Oz Weighs in with Worst Claim The promotion of a dubious "miracle" diet aid by Dr. Oz and risky detox concoctions endorsed by television personality Kim Kardashian for weight loss were recognized today among the worst diets and diet promotions of 2012 as Healthy Weight Network released its list of "winners" in four categories for the 24thAnnual Slim Chance Awards. Dr. Oz earned Worst Claim for his endorsement of raspberry ketones as effective in "fat burning," while Kardashian and her sisters provided testimonials for the Worst Product, a variety of QuickTrim formulas touted to "detoxify and clean" the body. Dishonored in the Slim Chance category of Most Outrageous are acai berry and "colon cleanser" advertising scammers who set up fake news websites to falsely claim the acai products cause rapid and substantial weight loss. Ab Circle Pro earned Worst Gimmick with ads falsely claiming that three minutes working out with the device equals 100 sit-ups and can cause a ten-pound weight loss in two weeks. "Quick-fix quackery continues to distract weight-conscious consumers from a sound focus on healthy lifestyles," said Francie M. Berg, a licensed nutritionist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, who has chaired the review of Slim Chance nominees since 1989. Experience 24 years of weight loss quackery at http://www.healthyweight.net/fraud.htm 2. TWITTER A (136 characters with spaces): Slim Chance Awards Announced: the Worst Diets of 2012. Review 24 years of weight loss quackery at http://www.healthyweight.net/fraud.htm TWITTER B (126 characters with spaces) Announcing the 24th Annual Slim Chance Awards-outrageous weight loss schemes of 2012-at http://www.healthyweight.net/fraud.htm 3. NEWS RELEASE DEC 28, 2012 Worst Diet Schemes of 2012 Dr. Oz Weighs in with Worst Claim HETTINGER, ND, Dec 28-The promotion of a dubious "miracle" diet aid by Dr. Oz and the risky concoctions endorsed by television personality Ki m Kardashian for weight loss were recognized today among the worst diets and diet promotions of 2012 as the Healthy Weight Network released its list of "winners" in four categories for the 24thAnnual Slim Chance Awards. "Celebrity endorsements of discredited and unproven weight loss schemes were prominent contributors to the growing U.S. weight loss market, which was projected to rake in $65 billion in 2012," said William M. London, a professor of public health at California State University, Los Angeles and co-author of the college textbook Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions. "As in previous years, we noted numerous ineffective and unsafe products and gimmicks repackaged as phony breakthroughs," said Francie M. Berg, a licensed nutritionist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, who has chaired the review of Slim Chance nominees since 1989. "Quick-fix quackery continues to distract weight-conscious consumers from a sound focus on healthy lifestyles." WORST CLAIM: Dr Oz In the category of Worst Claim, the Slim Chance Award goes to Dr. Mehmet Oz who touted raspberry ketone on The Dr. Oz Show as "the number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat." Dr. Oz claimed the product regulates the hormone adiponectin so fat in cells is "broken up" more effectively to enable "fat burning." He declared that the product will help the teach the body that it's thin. But the only relevant research cited by The Dr. Oz Show was conducted on lab rats and mammalian cell cultures rather than clinical research on people. By the end of the show's program segment on raspberry ketone, Dr. Oz shifted into disclaimer mode arguing for the need for good diet and exercise. He then contradicted his opening miracle mongering by suggesting raspberry ketone will only "get you over the hump" and "is not a miracle pill." His disclaimers have not stopped numerous Internet marketers from using his name and image to promote sales of raspberry ketone products for weight loss. WORST PRODUCT: QuickTrim QuickTrim formulas include various chemical cocktails offered in caplets, drinks, drink mixes, and even skin gel-deceptively claimed to "detoxify and clean" the body and "burn" calories. Potentially hazardous ingredients in featured QuickTrim products include stimulant laxatives and unspecified amounts of caffeine. A $5 million class action lawsuit against Windmill Health Products; QuickTrim; Amazon.com; Walmart and others has alleged 28 different misrepresentations made for QuickTrim products. Co-defendants include Kim Kardashian along with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney, who have offered testimonials for QuickTrim and appeared in promotional materials for QuickTrim. WORST GIMMICK: Ab Circle Pro Ab Circle Pro earned the award for Worst Gimmick with ads falsely claiming that three minutes working out with the device-a fiberglass disk with stationary handlebars and two knee rests that roll on the edge of the disk, allowing consumers to kneel and rotate side-to-side-is equivalent to 100 sit-ups and can "melt inches and pounds" causing the exerciser to lose ten pounds in two weeks. In August, marketers of Ab Circle Pro, agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for consumer refunds of between $15 million and $25 million. Defendants are to refrain from making false or unsupported claims in the future. They include Fitness Brands, Fitness Brands International, and the two individuals who control them, Michael Casey and David Brodess; Direct Holdings Americas, and Direct Entertainment Media Group; infomercial producer Tara Borakos, Tara Productions and New U; and Jennifer Nicole Lee and her two companies, JNL, and JNL Worldwide. MOST OUTRAGEOUS: Fake news acai berry scammers Dishonored in the Slim Chance category of Most Outrageous are acai berry and "colon cleanser" advertising scammers who falsely claimed that products such as Acai Pure, Acai Max, Pure Berry Max, Slimberry, Acai Ultraberry Slim, and Acai Advanced Cleanse would cause rapid and substantial weight loss. Various advertisers ran afoul of FTC leading to multi-million dollar settlements that barred the advertisers from various deceptive practices. Outrageous advertising included: . Fake news websites using names and logos of major broacast and cable networks offering deceptive reports with titles such as "Acai Berry Diet Exposed: Miracle Diet or Scam?" and "1 Trick of a Tiny Belly: Reporter Loses her 'Belly' using 1 Easy Tip." . Supposedly free trial offers for acai berry products that deceptively enroll people into long-term contracts with monthly credit card billings for products consumers didn't request. Acai berry product marketers who settled FTC charges in 2012 include: Coleadium affiliate network and its owner, Jason Akatiff; Clickbooth affiliate network (owned by John Daniel Lamp); Intermark Communications doing business as Copeac; Coulomb Media and Cody Low (also known as Joe Brooks); Circa Direct and Andrew Davidson; Ricardo Jose Lampra; Zachary S. Graham, Ambervine Marketing and Encastle; Tanner Garrett Vaughn; Thou Lee; Charles Dunlevy; DLXM and Michael Volozin. The Slim Chance awards are sponsored by Healthy Weight Network. 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 http://www.healthyweight.net/fraud.htm 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 <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\HP_Owner\Application%20Data\Microsoft \Signatures\www.healthyweight.net> ### 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 <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\HP_Owner.FRANCIEOFFICE\Application%20 Data\Microsoft\Signatures\www.healthyweight.net>

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Joanne Ikeda has shared a Huffington Post article with you
by jikeda＠berkeley.edu 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

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obesity may be declining in low income children
by Drake, Linda 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/jaaj-omb122012.php Linda T. Drake, M.S. Nutritionist and Program Director UCONN Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Department of Nutritional Sciences 3624 Horsebarn Rd. Ext. Storrs, CT 06269-4017 Phone: 860-486-1783 Fax: 860-486-3674 E-Mail: linda.drake(a)uconn.edu<mailto:linda.drake@uconn.edu>

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Fwd: Food and Beverage Companies Can, and Should, Do Better By Our Kids
by Joanne Ikeda 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

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 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Food and Beverage Companies Can, and Should, Do Better By Our Kids Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:08:14 -0500 (EST) From: Prevention Institute <prevent(a)preventioninstitute.org> Reply-To: prevent(a)preventioninstitute.org To: jikeda(a)berkeley.edu Prevention Institute PRINT <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Hsqt88DsuFAI%2BY%2FTa…> VIEW AS WEB PAGE <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AJ0qek5aoCLzE5TEwjvBT…> TELL A FRIEND <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eg%2B1STw7jttFiRpNYGx…> Prevention Institute <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ila9r2LnsI%2F85xkW%2B…> December 21, 2012 Big Food's Marketing Effort Shifting to New Media, FTC Report Shows <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qniyMqypjoMqs0h8NbHeJ…> December 21, 2012 For immediate release Contact: Rob Waters, chief communications officer rob(a)preventioninstitute.org Juliet Sims, food and nutrition program manager Juliet(a)preventioninstitute.org 510-444-7738 Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued A Review of Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents: Follow-Up Report <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3rwaffLqTifNun6t77fmI…>. An update to a 2008 study, today’s report finds that food and beverage companies spent $1.79 billion in 2009 to promote their products to children and adolescents. While the new data shows a drop from the $2.1 billion in spending detailed in the 2008 report, it also shows a shift in advertising dollars away from traditional media towards web, mobile devices, and other digital media platforms. Such marketing practices can enable companies to bypass parents and communicate with kids in a more direct, interactive way while also reducing their costs and giving them a wider reach. “Companies are still marketing junk food to kids and now they’re doing it on their mobile phones and using cuddly characters and games to entice them,” said Juliet Sims, a registered dietitian who is Prevention Institute’s food and nutrition program manager. “Today’s findings reinforce the urgent need for policies that protect children and families, and that means stronger government oversight of food and beverage marketing.” It has been seven years since the Institute of Medicine released its landmark report, Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zzByS3J9fEHubK8JjuR4a…>, which outlined the direct influence that food and beverage marketing has on children’s diets and its negative impact on their health. Today’s report shows that in spite of the evidence, little has been done to stem the tide of marketing to our children – the vast majority of which is for unhealthy food and beverages. Data from 2009 indicate that three-quarters of the food advertised to children is unhealthy. In recent years, the biggest players in the food and beverage industry have mounted an intense lobbying campaign aimed at neutralizing any efforts to rein in their marketing practices. The latest example was industry’s success in derailing a proposed set of evidence-based nutrition guidelines that companies could have adopted on a voluntary basis. “The current system puts the onus on parents to shield their kids,” Sims said. “But when food and beverage marketers have access to children in schools, in stores, on television, and increasingly on the Internet, parents have the odds stacked against them. Policy change is needed to limit the reach of junk food marketing and shift the balance in the right direction. Parents can't do it all alone.” *About Prevention Institute* Prevention Institute is an Oakland, California-based nonprofit organization that works to help communities transform by gaining greater access to nutritious food, healthy activity and safety. Claiming Health /*Claiming Health: Front-of-Package Labeling of Children's Food*/ <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kxX15odlxGnr%2FTUUH9S…>, a Prevention Institute study, looked at packages with front of package labeling--symbols that identify healthier products--and found that 84% of products studied didn’t meet basic nutritional standards. 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FTC Releases Follow-Up Study Detailing Promotional Activities, Expenditures, and Nutritional Profiles of Food Marketed to Children and Adolescents
by Joanne Ikeda 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

For Release: 12/21/2012 FTC Releases Follow-Up Study Detailing Promotional Activities, Expenditures, and Nutritional Profiles of Food Marketed to Children and Adolescents Commends Industry for Progress, Urges Broader Participation and Continued Improvement The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a comprehensive study of food and beverage industry marketing expenditures and activities directed to children and teens. The study, /A Review of Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents: Follow-Up Report <http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/12/121221foodmarketingreport.pdf>/gauges the progress industry has made since first launching self-regulatory efforts to promote healthier food choices to kids. It serves as a follow-up to the Commission's 2008 report on food marketing requested by Congress/. / The report released today provides a picture of how food companies allocated $1.79 billion on marketing to youth ages 2-17 in 2009. The FTC found that overall spending was down 19.5 percent from 2006, with most of that decrease coming from less spending on television ads to youth. At the same time, food companies stepped up their spending to market to children and teens in new media, such as online, mobile, and viral marketing, by 50 percent. New to this report is a detailed analysis of the nutritional profile of foods marketed to youth. The analysis suggests that industry self-regulation resulted in modest nutritional improvements from 2006 to 2009 within specific food categories heavily marketed to youth, such as cereals, drinks, and fast food kids' meals. According to the report, food company participation in self-regulation has increased, but some companies with significant marketing to children still have not joined the effort. The entertainment industry lags farther behind. With a few exceptions, media companies have not limited licensing of children's characters and placement of ads during children's programming to more nutritious foods. "This report paints a comprehensive picture, from soup to nuts, about expenditures, marketing techniques, and the nutritional profile of foods advertised to children and teens -- it will be enormously helpful for policymakers and the public," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. "The encouraging news is that we're seeing promising signs that food companies are reformulating their products and marketing more nutritious foods to kids, especially among companies participating in industry self-regulatory efforts. But there is still room for improvement: We will look for continued progress by the food industry and greater participation by the entertainment industry." The follow-up study compares the 2006 data presented in the first report to 2009 data. The FTC obtained the data through compulsory process orders, or subpoenas, that it issued to 48 major food and beverage marketers. Key findings on how much companies spent and the types of marketing activities they used to reach children and teens include: * *Total spending* on food marketing to youth ages 2-17 dropped from $2.1 billion in 2006 to $1.79 billion in 2009 -- a 19.5 percent drop, adjusting for inflation. * Much of that drop is the result of less spending on *television advertising*, which also decreased 19.5 percent. At the same time, however, spending on*new media*, such as online, mobile, and viral marketing, increased by 50 percent. * *Heavily integrated marketing campaigns, *combining traditional media, Internet, digital marketing, packaging, and other marketing techniques, continue to be the hallmark of food marketing directed at children. * *Cross-promotions* linking foods with popular children's movies and TV characters across all these marketing techniques increased from 80 children's movies and TV shows in 2006 to 120 in 2009. Movies like /Ice Age/: /Dawn of the Dinosaurs/ and /Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian/, along with TV characters like /SpongeBob SquarePants/, were used extensively in television advertising, on packaging, in online sweepstakes, and by other means, to promote kids' meals, frozen desserts, candy, and many other foods to children. * Research reported by the companies confirmed that food marketing to kids is effective in generating *"pester power*.*"***One company's research indicated that food ads and packaging were key to children asking for a food item, and 75 percent of parents bought a product for the first time because their child requested it. Another company found that in-store advertising campaigns using child-targeted, character-based themes outperformed those using mom-targeted themes. Key findings about the nutritional quality of foods within the product categories most heavily marketed to children or teens, include: *Cereals:* * Cereals**marketed to children ages 2-11 in 2009 had *less sugar* than in 2006 (a 0.9 gram decrease) and slightly *more whole grain* (an increase of 1.6 grams, or one-tenth of one serving). Marketing to children of the most sugary cereals -- those with 13 grams or more sugar per serving -- was virtually eliminated between 2006 and 2009. * Cereals with *mostly refined grain*, however,**continued to dominate youth marketing in 2009. Cereals marketed primarily to children ages 2-11 were the least nutritious, averaging two grams more sugar and half the whole grain of cereal marketed to teens or to all audiences. * Cereals marketed to children using *licensed characters *and other cross-promotions had less than half the whole grain of cereal marketed without cross-promotions. *Drinks:* * Drinks marketed to children and teens were *slightly lower in calories* in 2009 than in 2006, but still averaged *more than 20 grams of added sugar* per serving. * Most of the improvement came from drinks marketed and sold*in schools*, as the result of a self-regulatory program launched in 2006 by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association. * *Water and 100 percent juice* continued to make up only a small percentage of drinks marketed to children and teens in 2009 (16 percent of drinks marketed to children, and 8 percent of drinks marketed to teens). *Quick-Service Restaurants (QSR):* * The FTC found that QSR food, or fast food, marketed to both children and teens was *lower in calories, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat* in 2009 than in 2006. * Restaurant menu items specifically identified as "*children's meals"* were more nutritious than other QSR meals and main dishes marketed to children ages 2-11. * Pledge companies participating in the *Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative *(a self-regulatory program run by the Council of Better Business Bureaus) marketed more nutritious products to children than restaurants that did not participate in this self-regulatory program. The Commission also examined food consumption data from outside sources to look for signs that children and teens are changing their diets as food companies shift their marketing expenditures, marketing techniques, or the nutrition content of the food marketed to youth. The report notes that over the past decade, children and teens have reduced their daily caloric intake, as well as their consumption of total fat, sodium, and sugar. The report further noted that since 2009 many food companies have continued to improve the nutritional profile of their foods by reformulating existing products and introducing new ones. In July 2011, the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) -- whose member companies accounted for nearly 90 percent of advertising spending on foods marketed to children in 2009 -- announced standardized nutrition criteria that will take effect at the end of 2013. While the report states that, as a general matter, the CFBAI uniform criteria will likely lead to further improvements in the nutritional quality of foods marketed to children, it also notes that in several specific food product categories, some of the criteria may have little to no impact on nutritional quality, because many foods marketed to children already met the new standards as of 2009. Moreover, the report notes that some companies have not yet joined CFBAI or adopted meaningful nutrition standards of their own. The Commission vote to approve the report was 5-0. The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC's online Complaint Assistant <https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/> or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC's website provides free information on a variety of consumer topics <http://www.ftc.gov/consumer>. Like the FTC on Facebook <http://www.ftc.gov/leaving/facebook/index.shtml>, follow us on Twitter <http://www.ftc.gov/leaving/twitter/index.shtml>, and subscribe to press releases <https://www.ftc.gov/opa/subscribe.shtm#pr> for the latest FTC news and resources. MEDIA CONTACT: /Office of Public Affairs/ 202-326-2180 STAFF CONTACT: Michelle Rusk /Bureau of Consumer Protection/ 202-326-3148 Keith Fentonmiller /Bureau of Consumer Protection/ 202-326-2775 -- 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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Physicians admit feeling under qualified and lacking necessary education to treat obesity
by Joanne Ikeda 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

Contact: Natalie Wood-Wright nwoodwri(a)jhsph.edu <mailto:nwoodwri@jhsph.edu> 410-614-6029 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health <http://www.jhsph.edu> Physicians admit feeling under qualified and lacking necessary education to treat obesity Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best health care professionals to give weight related counseling. Researchers examined primary care physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care and identified differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of medical school. They found that only 44 percent of primary care physicians reported success in helping obese patients lose weight and that primary care physicians identified nutritionists and dietitians as the most qualified providers to care for obese patients. The results are featured in the December 20, 2012 issue of /BMJ Open/. "In order to begin improving obesity care, medical education should focus on enhancing those obesity-related skills primary care physicians feel most qualified to deliver, as well as changing the composition of health care teams and practice resources," said Sara Bleich, PhD, lead author of the study and an assistant professor with the Bloomberg School's Department of Health Policy and Management. "With respect to training and practice-based changes, primary care physicians would like to see implemented, 93 percent reported that including body mass index (BMI) as a fifth vital sign would be helpful; 89 percent reported that including diet and exercise tips in patients' charts would be helpful; 85 percent reported that having scales that calculate BMI would be helpful and 69 percent reported that adding BMI to patients' charts would be helpful." Bleich and colleagues conducted a national cross-sectional survey of 500 general practitioners, family practitioners and general internists between February 9, 2011 and March 1, 2011. Researchers evaluated primary care physician perspective on the causes of obesity, competence in treating obese patients, perspectives on the health professional most qualified to help obese patients lose or maintain weight and solutions for improving obesity care. They found primary care physicians overwhelmingly supported additional training such as nutrition counseling and practiced bases changes such as having scales report body mass index, improve obesity care. Primary care physicians with fewer than 20 years since completion of medical school were more likely to identify lack of information about good eating habits and lack of access to healthy food as important causes of obesity. Bleich continues, "There are few differences in primary care physician perspectives about the causes of obesity or solutions to improve care, regardless of when they completed medical school, suggesting that obesity-related medical education has changed little over time. Physicians who completed medical school more recently reported feeling more successful helping obese patients lose weight. However, no matter when they completed medical school they overwhelmingly supported additional training and practice-based changes to help them improve their obesity care." -- 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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Fwd: [ASDAH] HAES General Education Course
by Joanne Ikeda 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

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 My General Education course on Health at Every Size (R) was so much fun to teach this semester! It's amazing how receptive students can be when they are shown the research in combination with discussions of diversity and social justice. Students had to put together a photo journal video to share their feelings about HAES at the end of the semester. Then they had to share with at least 10 friends (via facebook, email, or in person) and write a 1-page reflection to sum up friends' responses. They nailed it! I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch one of the top videos. I hope it goes viral: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4prOERUQG1c I am wondering how many copyright and trademark infringements occurred as a result of this project. First mistake- I didn't get around to my HAES trademark lecture until the last week of the semester and they'd already put their videos together. I will fix that next semester. Second, I allowed them to use images they found on the internet and of course their choice of music. Yikes! Sure was fun though. Let me know if you have any ideas about how I can not be so illegal next semester. Of course I encouraged students to take their own photos journaling their process/experience all semester. But they didn't, and I allowed the internet photos. Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD Assistant Professor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences California State University, Chico (530) 898-6164 __._,_.___ Reply via web post <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASDAH/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJya2hvcTVmBF9TAzk3MzU5N…> Reply to sender <mailto:declifford@csuchico.edu?subject=Re%3A%20HAES%20General%20Education%20Course> Reply to group <mailto:ASDAH@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20HAES%20General%20Education%20Course> Start a New Topic <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASDAH/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbjk1czVrBF9TAzk3MzU5N…> Messages in this topic <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASDAH/message/12069;_ylc=X3oDMTM3cDAwam4yBF9T…> (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASDAH;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZHNmYWIxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BG…> Yahoo! Groups <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMXY2OHMwBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE4M…> Switch to: Text-Only <mailto:ASDAH-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, Daily Digest <mailto:ASDAH-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> . Unsubscribe <mailto:ASDAH-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> . Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . Send us Feedback <mailto:ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback%20on%20the%20redesigned%20individual%20mail%20v1> . __,_._,___

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A beautiful video with lots of hope and joy for our world
by Barbara Storper 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

Hi, I'm not one for passing links on, but this is such a wonderful joyful video, in light of what's been happening in our world, I encourage you all to view it for a bit of joy: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pwe-pA6TaZk?rel=0 May the season be filled with love, peace, and joy, with enough leftover to share. Best, Barbara Barbara Storper, MS, RD Founder, Executive Director FoodPlay Productions: Turning Kids on to Healthy Habits! 1 Sunset Ave., Hatfield, MA 01038 1-800-FOODPLAY (1-800-366-3752) barbara(a)foodplay.com Visit our website: http://www.foodplay.com Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foodplay Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/food <http://twitter.com/foodplay>

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FW: Food Tank: 13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013
by Drake, Linda 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

FYI Linda T. Drake, M.S. Nutritionist and Program Director UCONN Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Department of Nutritional Sciences 3624 Horsebarn Rd. Ext. Storrs, CT 06269-4017 Phone: 860-486-1783 Fax: 860-486-3674 E-Mail: linda.drake(a)uconn.edu ________________________________________ From: Danielle Nierenberg [daniellenierenberg=gmail.com(a)mail264.us2.mcsv.net] on behalf of Danielle Nierenberg [daniellenierenberg(a)gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:34 AM To: Drake, Linda Subject: Food Tank: 13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013 [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e/images/image_header.…] Dear Linda, Ellen Gustafson and I are working tirelessly as we prepare to launch Food Tank: The Food Think Tank<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…> on January 10th. Click HERE<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…> to watch the trailer. We've also been thinking about resolutions for the year ahead---both personal resolutions and ways we can all help change the food system for the better. As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diets and health. We think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system--real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world. These are resolutions that the world can’t afford to break with nearly one billion still hungry and more than one billion suffering from the effects of being overweight and obese. We have the tools—let’s use them in 2013! Here are our 13 resolutions to change the food system in 2013: 1. Growing the Cities: Food production doesn’t only happen in fields or factories. Nearly one billion people worldwide produce food in cities. In Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, farmers are growing seeds of indigenous vegetables and selling them to rural farmers. At Bell Book & Candle restaurant in New York, customers are served rosemary, cherry tomatoes, romaine, and other produce grown from the restaurant’s rooftop garden. 2. Creating Better Access: People’s Grocery in Oakland and Fresh Moves in Chicago bring mobile grocery stores to food deserts giving low-income consumers opportunities to make healthy food choices. Instead of chips and soda, they provide customers with affordable organic produce, not typically available in their communities. 3. Eaters Demanding Healthier Food: Food writer Michael Pollan advises not to eat anything that your grandparents wouldn’t recognize. Try eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole foods without preservatives and other additives. 4. Cooking More: Home economics classes have declined in schools in the United Kingdom and the U.S. and young people lack basic cooking skills. Top Chefs Jamie Oliver, Alice Waters, and Bill Telepan are working with schools to teach kids how to cook healthy, nutritious foods. 5. Creating Conviviality: According to the Hartman Group, nearly half of all adults in the U.S. eat meals alone. Sharing a meal with family and friends can foster community and conversation. Recent studies suggest that children who eat meals with their families are typically happier and more stable than those who do not. 6. Focus on Vegetables: Nearly two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies worldwide, leading to poor development. The World Vegetable Center, however, is helping farmers grow high-value, nutrient rich vegetables in Africa and Asia, improving health and increasing incomes. 7. Preventing Waste: Roughly one-third of all food is wasted—in fields, during transport, in storage, and in homes. But there are easy, inexpensive ways to prevent waste. Initiatives like Love Food, Hate Waste offer consumers tips about portion control and recipes for leftovers, while farmers in Bolivia are using solar-powered driers to preserve foods. 8. Engaging Youth: Making farming both intellectually and economically stimulating will help make the food system an attractive career option for youth. Across sub-Saharan Africa, cell phones and the internet are connecting farmers to information about weather and markets; in the U.S., Food Corps is teaching students how to grow and cook food, preparing them for a lifetime of healthy eating. 9. Protecting Workers: Farm and food workers across the world are fighting for better pay and working conditions. In Zimbabwe, the General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ), protects laborers from abuse. In the U.S., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers successfully persuaded Trader Joe’s and Chipotle to pay the premium of a penny-per-pound to Florida tomato pickers. 10. Acknowledging the Importance of Farmers: Farmers aren’t just farmers, they’re business-women and men, stewards of the land, and educators, sharing knowledge in their communities. Slow Food International works with farmers all over the world, helping recognize their importance to preserve biodiversity and culture. 11. Recognizing the Role of Governments: Nations must implement policies that give everyone access to safe, affordable, healthy food. In Ghana and Brazil, government action, including national school feeding programs and increased support for sustainable agricultural production, greatly reduced the number of hungry people. 12. Changing the Metrics: Governments, NGOs, and funders have focused on increasing production and improving yields, rather than improving nutrition and protecting the environment. Changing the metrics, and focusing more on quality, will improve public and environmental health, and livelihoods. 13. Fixing the Broken Food System: Agriculture can be the solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges—including unemployment, obesity, and climate change. These innovations simply need more research, more investment, and ultimately more funding. We can do it---together! Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement! [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e/images/signature.png] Danielle Nierenberg Co-Founder, Food Tank<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309…> www.FoodTank.org<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…> P.S. Also please connect with Food Tank: The Food Think Tank on Facebook<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…> and Twitter<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309…>. You can also always communicate with me directly via cell phone at 202-590-1037, by email at danielle(a)foodtank.org, via facebook<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…>, via Twitter<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309…>, via Pinterest<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…>, via YouTube<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…>, and via Flickr<http://foodtank.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e…>! 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