Are we really surprised? The federal rule that would make it mandatory for restaurant, supermarket and convenience store chains to post calorie counts on their menus may be delayed yet again just […]
What?!! Another Possible Delay on Menu Labeling?
Food Marketing to Children: Highlighting Industry Tactics to Safeguard Kids’ Health
When unfamiliar with the external factors impacting (if not promoting) the obesity epidemic among our most vulnerable population – children, we leave room for the industry to shift blame and responsibility back to parents, schools, and kids themselves…
When Eating is the Tip of the Iceberg…
“You need to hide me because I’m running away from home,” Julie whispered as she reached the front steps of my porch. Her golden curls disheveled, she’d arrived pulling a red Radio Flyer wagon containing packaged cookies, several donuts and a bag of candy stolen from her mother’s kitchen just over a block away. Julie was my best friend throughout elementary school, but given we were only in the 4th grade at the time, I knew my mom wouldn’t go for it. I was more puzzled that Julie’s wagon didn’t contain anything else – no toys, pajamas, her backpack, or even a toothbrush. Only food…
Confessions of a Miseducated Dieter – A Blog Series and Online Forum on Health & Community Wellness
Contrary to popular belief, for most veteran dieters the battle to break the “pound-barrier” doesn’t stem from laziness or even an unwillingness to learn about what constitutes healthy eating and active living. Truth […]
CSPI Report Highlights Childhood “Globesity” Crisis, Hits Hard at Big Soda
As the childhood “Globesity” epidemic continues to make headlines, The Center for the Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released a new report this week called Carbonating the World, highlighting how Big Soda markets soda to children across the globe.
Keep it Simple: A Miracle Drink For Your Health
Every once and awhile we need a little reminder about some of the simpler solutions for promoting health and nutrition education available through social media. Mainstream news outlets and entertainment television consistently bombard us (along with our children) with […]
No Shame to Big Soda’s Game…#MakeItHappy
Before we get too warm and fuzzy over Coca-Cola’s #MakeItHappy campaign tied to Super Bowl XLIX, learn the facts on childhood obesity and sugar sweetened beverage consumption first…
No Love From Dr. Pepper…
Wow! Dr. Pepper is giving away $23K in tuition to associate higher education, with career goals and sugar sweetened beverages. So what should I do? Well of course I entered!! 1 winner. […]
‘Fed Up’ Documentary Hits Home in Los Angeles…
“I don’t want that to happen to me,” my 9-year-old son whimpered with tears streaming down his face. We’d just finished watching the documentary, Fed Up – which targets the childhood obesity epidemic and the role the food industry plays in marketing unhealthy foods to children. Motherhood provides a myriad of situations where I am faced with supplying just the right words to comfort my son in times of despair. However this time I was well equipped with what to tell him…
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