Category Archive: Food & Nutrition
Online Food Marketing to Children: Ethical? Legal?
Increasing concerns about chronic diseases such as diabetes and risk factors such as obesity have forced society to take a critical look at how the food industry – specifically manufacturers of processed foods – markets its products to ...
Doctors Want to Address Social Factors Affecting Health
A recent survey of doctors finds that they are well-aware of the impact of social needs on their patients’ health. The survey of 1,000 primary care physicians and pediatricians was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Robert Wood ...
Marketing Sugary Drinks to Youth
A new study shows that young people are exposed to an increasing amount of marketing for sugary drinks, including sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks and fruit drinks.
From 2008 to 2010, children’s and teens’ exposure to full-calorie soda ...
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YOU: Docs: Health = Money
by Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor
Public health advocates often say that preventing disease is the best way to reduce the nation’s healthcare costs. Two recent columns in The Oregonian by the YOU Docs bring this point down to the personal ...
Comparing Apples to Twinkies
by Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor
We’ve all heard the admonishment “comparing apples to oranges.” What about comparing apples to Twinkies?
CALPIRG and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund just released a report, Apples to Twinkies: Comparing ...
NY Times Addresses Environmental Causes of Obesity
The New York Times has now reported on how we perceive obesity now as environmentally affected, and not just about personal responsibility and education. While the public health community has known this for a long time, this piece, including ...
Friday Funnies
By Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor
Public health is serious business. But, sometimes we need a good laugh.
New York City has been a leader with many public health policies, including menu labeling, eliminating trans fats, and banning smoking in ...
Fox News Picks Up on Corn Subsidy Issue
Recently, Joshua Viertel, Slow Food USA’s President, appeared on Fox Business News to discuss the connection between U.S. government corn subsidies and the American obesity epidemic.
“When you take $20 billion of taxpayer money and you pump it ...
Back to Basics: New research again shows healthy behaviors extend life
by Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor
Here is the simple truth: people can live longer if they engage in the healthy behaviors of not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and limiting alcohol. This comes from research ...
“Healthy?” It still may be junk food
by Craig Mosbaek, CHP Contributor.
“It’s not junk food, it’s organic!” That’s what my daughter said when I called something junk food. Yes, it was high-fat, high-calorie food, and organic.
Apparently, adults make these mistakes ...
Study Shows Soda Bans Pay Off in Better Health
A new study shows that the Boston public schools’ ban on sugary drinks has paid off, with high school students drinking fewer sweetened drinks even when they’re not at school.
In 2004, Boston public schools banned the sale of ...
Classic New York Steakhouse Requires Menu Labeling - Good Thing?
In his review of the 85-year old New York steakhouse Palm, Sam Sifton writes:
“A silky lobster bisque of deceptive heartiness derives its thickness almost certainly from rice rather than cream, and lists only 120 calories on the menu.”
“Yes, ...
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