This document discusses various policies and campaigns aimed at promoting healthier food choices and combating obesity. It discusses New York City laws requiring calorie counts on menus and limiting soda portion sizes. It also examines criticisms of these policies for focusing too much on individual choices rather than broader societal factors influencing obesity rates. Studies on the effectiveness of these campaigns produced mixed results, with some improved awareness but little change in behaviors.
Redesigning a Prescription for a Better World: CVS Quits Cigarettes for GoodSustainable Brands
CVS realized that selling cigarettes was inconsistent with its mission as a pharmacy to make people healthier. So the company decided to abandon an estimated $2b annually by discontinuing the sale of tobacco.
Utility denotes satisfaction gained from consumption. Marginal utility declines as consumption increases due to the law of diminishing marginal utility. Equimarginal utility means that the marginal utility per dollar spent is equal across all goods purchased. Ordinal utility represents preferences on a scale rather than measurable units. Complements are goods with demand that decreases when the other good increases in price, while merit goods should be subsidized and demerit goods taxed due to external effects. The paradox of value notes that necessities have little value while luxuries can be exchanged for much. Consumer surplus is the difference between total utility and total market value.
Colorado health op exposes the crushing costs of not having health insuranceslpr2012
Colorado HealthOP launched a new awareness campaign called "#FAIL" to educate young healthy individuals about the potential costs of not having health insurance. The campaign uses humorous scenarios to show how everyday accidents like dropping a box on your foot and breaking your toes could cost $18,000 without insurance. While the campaign is lighthearted, the message is serious that even healthy individuals could face high medical costs if an unexpected injury or illness occurs without insurance coverage. The "#FAIL" campaign will run through January 2014 to raise awareness about open enrollment deadlines.
This document discusses sugar-sweetened beverages and reasons for focusing on reducing their consumption. It notes that they are the primary source of added sugar in the American diet, are consumed in large quantities, and are clearly linked to obesity and diabetes. Consumption of these beverages has increased dramatically in recent decades due to larger portion sizes and aggressive marketing, especially to children. The document advocates for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to decrease consumption and generate funds for obesity prevention programs.
Many people voiced strong reactions to the ban on selling large soft drinks in New York City. Crimson Hexagon's social media analytics technology cuts through the chaos of social media chatter to show categories and proportions of public opinion.
This document discusses how emojis, emoticons, and text speak can be used to teach students. It provides background on the origins of emoticons in 1982 as ways to convey tone and feelings in text communications. It then suggests that with text speak and emojis, students can translate, decode, summarize, play with language, and add emotion to language. A number of websites and apps that can be used for emoji-related activities, lessons, and discussions are also listed.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
Study: The Future of VR, AR and Self-Driving CarsLinkedIn
We asked LinkedIn members worldwide about their levels of interest in the latest wave of technology: whether they’re using wearables, and whether they intend to buy self-driving cars and VR headsets as they become available. We asked them too about their attitudes to technology and to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the devices that they use. The answers were fascinating – and in many cases, surprising.
This SlideShare explores the full results of this study, including detailed market-by-market breakdowns of intention levels for each technology – and how attitudes change with age, location and seniority level. If you’re marketing a tech brand – or planning to use VR and wearables to reach a professional audience – then these are insights you won’t want to miss.
Redesigning a Prescription for a Better World: CVS Quits Cigarettes for GoodSustainable Brands
CVS realized that selling cigarettes was inconsistent with its mission as a pharmacy to make people healthier. So the company decided to abandon an estimated $2b annually by discontinuing the sale of tobacco.
Utility denotes satisfaction gained from consumption. Marginal utility declines as consumption increases due to the law of diminishing marginal utility. Equimarginal utility means that the marginal utility per dollar spent is equal across all goods purchased. Ordinal utility represents preferences on a scale rather than measurable units. Complements are goods with demand that decreases when the other good increases in price, while merit goods should be subsidized and demerit goods taxed due to external effects. The paradox of value notes that necessities have little value while luxuries can be exchanged for much. Consumer surplus is the difference between total utility and total market value.
Colorado health op exposes the crushing costs of not having health insuranceslpr2012
Colorado HealthOP launched a new awareness campaign called "#FAIL" to educate young healthy individuals about the potential costs of not having health insurance. The campaign uses humorous scenarios to show how everyday accidents like dropping a box on your foot and breaking your toes could cost $18,000 without insurance. While the campaign is lighthearted, the message is serious that even healthy individuals could face high medical costs if an unexpected injury or illness occurs without insurance coverage. The "#FAIL" campaign will run through January 2014 to raise awareness about open enrollment deadlines.
This document discusses sugar-sweetened beverages and reasons for focusing on reducing their consumption. It notes that they are the primary source of added sugar in the American diet, are consumed in large quantities, and are clearly linked to obesity and diabetes. Consumption of these beverages has increased dramatically in recent decades due to larger portion sizes and aggressive marketing, especially to children. The document advocates for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to decrease consumption and generate funds for obesity prevention programs.
Many people voiced strong reactions to the ban on selling large soft drinks in New York City. Crimson Hexagon's social media analytics technology cuts through the chaos of social media chatter to show categories and proportions of public opinion.
This document discusses how emojis, emoticons, and text speak can be used to teach students. It provides background on the origins of emoticons in 1982 as ways to convey tone and feelings in text communications. It then suggests that with text speak and emojis, students can translate, decode, summarize, play with language, and add emotion to language. A number of websites and apps that can be used for emoji-related activities, lessons, and discussions are also listed.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
Study: The Future of VR, AR and Self-Driving CarsLinkedIn
We asked LinkedIn members worldwide about their levels of interest in the latest wave of technology: whether they’re using wearables, and whether they intend to buy self-driving cars and VR headsets as they become available. We asked them too about their attitudes to technology and to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the devices that they use. The answers were fascinating – and in many cases, surprising.
This SlideShare explores the full results of this study, including detailed market-by-market breakdowns of intention levels for each technology – and how attitudes change with age, location and seniority level. If you’re marketing a tech brand – or planning to use VR and wearables to reach a professional audience – then these are insights you won’t want to miss.
Perspective T h e N EW ENGL A N D JOU R NA L o f M ED.docxkarlhennesey
Perspective
T h e N EW ENGL A N D JOU R NA L o f M EDICI N E
april 30, 2009
1n engl j med 10.1056/nejmp0902392
The obesity epidemic has in-spired calls for public health
measures to prevent diet-related
diseases. One controversial idea is
now the subject of public debate:
food taxes.
Forty states already have small
taxes on sugared beverages and
snack foods, but in the past year,
Maine and New York have pro-
posed large taxes on sugared bev-
erages, and similar discussions
have begun in other states. The
size of the taxes, their potential
for generating revenue and reduc-
ing consumption, and vigorous
opposition by the beverage indus-
try have resulted in substantial
controversy. Because excess con-
sumption of unhealthful foods
underlies many leading causes of
death, food taxes at local, state,
and national levels are likely to
remain part of political and pub-
lic health discourse.
Sugar-sweetened beverages
(soda sweetened with sugar, corn
syrup, or other caloric sweeteners
and other carbonated and uncar-
bonated drinks, such as sports
and energy drinks) may be the
single largest driver of the obe-
sity epidemic. A recent meta-
analysis found that the intake of
sugared beverages is associated
with increased body weight, poor
nutrition, and displacement of
more healthful beverages; in-
creasing consumption increases
risk for obesity and diabetes; the
strongest effects are seen in stud-
ies with the best methods (e.g.,
longitudinal and interventional
vs. correlational studies); and in-
terventional studies show that re-
duced intake of soft drinks im-
proves health.1 Studies that do not
support a relationship between
consumption of sugared bever-
ages and health outcomes tend to
be conducted by authors support-
ed by the beverage industry.2
Sugared beverages are market-
ed extensively to children and
adolescents, and in the mid-1990s,
children’s intake of sugared bev-
erages surpassed that of milk. In
the past decade, per capita intake
of calories from sugar-sweetened
beverages has increased by nearly
30% (see bar graph)3; beverages
now account for 10 to 15% of the
calories consumed by children
and adolescents. For each extra
can or glass of sugared beverage
Ounces of Prevention — The Public Policy Case for Taxes
on Sugared Beverages
Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., and Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which
are nowhere necessaries of life, which are become
objects of almost universal consumption, and which
are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation.
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776
P E R S P E C T I V E
2 n engl j med 10.1056/nejmp0902392
consumed per day, the likelihood
of a child’s becoming obese in-
creases by 60%.4
Taxes on tobacco products have
been highly effective in reducing
consumption, and data indicate
that higher prices also reduce
soda consumption. A review con-
ducted by Yale University’s
Rudd Center ...
While obesity has been called a disease and an epidemic, it’s becoming more obvious that
it will take a multi-factorial effort to address the challenge of the overweight around the globe. And just as no one wakes up one morning 100 pounds overweight—it happens incrementally, day by day and year by year—there is no magic solution that will
suddenly stem the tide.
The document proposes ways to improve First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign to reduce childhood obesity. It suggests increasing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce consumption and fund education initiatives. It also recommends requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus to help consumers make healthier choices. Further, it proposes restricting marketing of unhealthy foods to children.
The PR campaign aims to increase awareness of sugar's harmful effects and obesity rates in Pennsylvania schools and communities. Tactics include educational school assemblies, distributing brochures and t-shirts, a mobile app, and a news release. Success will be evaluated based on pre/post surveys, sign-ups for advocacy groups, and potential policy/program changes by Fall 2016. The campaign targets multiple audiences and carefully aligns tactics to objectives to effectively educate students, parents, and health experts on sugar's impacts.
Dale Rayman article for BenefitsQuarterly_FINALDale Rayman
This document discusses how many workplace wellness programs focus primarily on exercise but neglect nutrition, even though diet has a much greater impact on health outcomes. It argues that to truly improve employee health and reduce costs, wellness programs need to address both sides of the "battle of the bulge" by providing solutions that empower employees to make healthier food choices wherever and whenever they eat. New mobile technologies could help by providing personalized nutrition recommendations and discounts to make healthy options easier to identify and select at home, work and restaurants.
CASE 27 McDonald’s and Obesitythat use celebrities to mar.docxannandleola
CASE 27 McDonald’s and Obesity
that use celebrities to market high-calorie foods. According to
USA Today , one study found that the average American child sees
10,000 food ads a year, mostly for high-fat or sugary foods and
drinks.
Traditionally, in developing countries, the poorest people
have been the thinnest, a consequence of hard physical labor
and the consumption of small amounts of traditional foods.
But when these people in poor countries migrate to cities, obe-
sity rates rise fastest among those in the lowest socioeconomic
group.
Even as food companies’ battle U.S. lawsuits and legislators
who blame them for inducing childhood obesity, they’re being at-
tacked on another front—Europe—which is threatening, among
other things, to ban advertising icons such Tony the Tiger and
Ronald McDonald. “I would like to see the industry not advertis-
ing directly to children,” said one European health commissioner.
“If this doesn’t produce satisfactory results, we will proceed to
legislation.” The European Health Commission has called for the
food industry to set its own regulations to curb so-called junk-food
advertising aimed at the European Union’s 450 million citizens—
or face bans similar to the tobacco industry.
The ominous comparison to cigarettes is increasingly being
made in the United States as well. Commenting on a McDonald’s
plan to send Ronald McDonald to schools to preach about nutri-
tion, an aide to a U.S. senator said, “No matter what Ronald is
doing, they are still using this cartoon character to sell fatty ham-
burgers to kids. Once upon a time, tobacco companies had Joe
Camel and they didn’t get it either.”
Also under fi re is TV advertising of kids’ foods, as calls for
curbs or bans rise around the world. “If the rise in [the] child obe-
sity trend continues, within fi ve years we’ll be in the same situation
as America is today,” said a senior child nutritionist at the Univer-
sity of Copenhagen who sits on the board of Denmark’s National
Board of Nutritional Science. “Banning TV ads that are targeting
kids is an important strategy to adopt.” But there is an argument
that those measures won’t help. “In Sweden, Norway and Quebec,
where food ads are banned from kids’ TV, there’s no evidence that
obesity rates have fallen.”
A new law in France will force food marketers to choose be-
tween adding a health message to commercials or paying a 1.5
percent tax on their ad budgets to fund healthy-eating messages.
Other measures under consideration in Europe include banning
celebrities and cartoon characters from food ads aimed at children
and preventing food marketers from using cell phone jingles to
reach kids.
Ireland bans celebrities from food and beverage ads aimed at
children and requires confectionery and soft-drink spots broad-
cast in programs where half the audience is younger than 18 years
of age to carry a visual or voice-over warning that snacking on
sugary foods and dr.
Perfect Food: The Silicon Valley Food MovementTrung Ho
What would the food system look like if we started over?
That's the question that investors, entrepreneurs, and food scientists in Silicon Valley are asking as they've been working towards creating a more sustainable food system as the global population inches closer to 9.6 billion by 2050. Mayonnaise without eggs? Real-tasting meat made from plants? Living a healthy life on a nutritious drink alone? Food from the Silicon Valley Food Movement may sound crazy, but they're becoming more and more popular as large groups of investors, chefs, environmental and animal activists, consumers, and just about all walks of life are gravitating towards the idea that food can and should be healthy, tasty, and help make a positive difference in the world's future.
This report looks at the different food startups and its corresponding trends/driving factors, as well as its implications for big food brands. This report also takes a look at related food trends and its manifestations that are occurring outside of Silicon Valley.
This document provides a summary of 7 secrets about weight loss that are hidden from consumers. It claims that popular weight loss programs, doctors, and the pharmaceutical industry profit from consumers getting trapped in an endless cycle of diets and products that have high failure rates. The secrets revealed include that popular programs have much higher costs than advertised, weight loss supplements can have dangerous side effects, and some major companies deliberately use deceptive advertising about their programs' effectiveness. The document promotes a new FDA-approved weight loss medication that it claims can cause significant weight loss with minimal effort.
Scientists and public health groups are increasing pressure on food and beverage companies to reduce added sugars in products due to links between sugar consumption and health problems like obesity, diabetes and cancer. This poses challenges for companies who rely on sugar for taste and sales. While companies are making some reductions, critics argue it is not enough and governments may impose taxes or regulations to force further changes in eating habits. Finding a substitute for sugar without compromising taste remains difficult and is a major focus of industry research spending.
- Childhood obesity rates in Australia are high, around 20-25% of children are overweight or obese, and energy consumption has increased.
- Most food advertisements during programs watched by children are for unhealthy foods high in energy but low in nutrients. Various marketing techniques target children online and through packaging as well.
- The current co-regulation system in Australia involves government bodies setting standards and codes that the food industry is meant to comply with voluntarily. However, these codes do not adequately restrict all forms of marketing to children.
This document discusses arguments around holding the food and restaurant industries liable for rising obesity levels. It notes increasing spending on fast food and overweight rates in children coinciding with more restaurants. While industries reformed some products, some argue they inappropriately marketed to children and failed to adequately communicate health risks. The best solution is seen as consumers making informed choices, while industries provide clear nutrition information, promote education, and develop healthier options. Government can also help through education, incentives, and supporting new technologies.
This document provides an advocacy playbook and reference manual for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). It includes sample advocacy campaign materials like FAQs, op-eds, and social media posts focused on a proposed "SB X" bill that would require health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages. It also outlines traditional and online media strategies and lists potential partner and opposing organizations related to issues like menu labeling and sweetened beverage taxes. The playbook aims to help CCPHA advocate for public health policies through effective messaging and coalition building.
February 14, 2020
On February 14, 2020, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with the Petrie-Flom Center hosted the monthly health policy consortium on sugar-sweetened beverage excise taxes.
In recent years, some cities have tried to impose soda taxes and other new policies to reduce the obesity epidemic in the US—particularly among children—and its critical impact on society and the health care system. How effective are these policies? What is blocking their uptake? What alternatives should we consider?
For more information visit our website at: https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/soda-taxes-and-other-policy-responses-to-the-american-obesity-epidemic
The document discusses the obesity epidemic in the United States and proposes implementing government guidelines and laws to address it. It notes that approximately 60 million American adults are obese and obesity increases the risks of many health conditions. It suggests the government should create laws to help people maintain a healthy BMI and limit fast food portion sizes and marketing. The goal would be to improve public health and reduce healthcare costs.
The document provides an analysis of the cereal industry and environment for Honey Nut Cheerios. It discusses key points:
- Cereal industry sales were $9.1 billion in 2008, peaking at $10.8 billion in 2009, then declining to $9.51 billion in 2012. Consumption has dropped 1% annually for a decade.
- The industry faces challenges like consumers choosing healthier/more convenient breakfasts and declining birth rates reducing the target demographic of children.
- General Mills' top competitors are Kellogg, Kraft, and PepsiCo, who together control 55% of the market. General Mills has 31% share.
- Trends impacting General Mills include
This document discusses the debate around whether fast food or technology is more responsible for the obesity epidemic in America. It reviews research showing that while technology like TV and video games have little direct impact on BMI, fast food consumption is strongly correlated with weight gain and health issues. Fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores in many low-income neighborhoods, encouraging unhealthy, convenient options. Their misleading marketing of "healthier" high-calorie foods also contributes to the problem. Combined with more sedentary lifestyles, fast food is a major factor driving increased obesity.
Obesity Health Care Costs And The Reallocation Tocbw0109
This document discusses obesity's contribution to rising healthcare costs in the US and proposes reallocating some of those costs through taxes on unhealthy foods. It finds that in 2007, 74.1% of Americans were overweight or obese, costing $168 billion annually in direct and indirect healthcare costs. The authors propose special taxes on carbonated drinks and potato chips, which could generate $15 billion annually. This revenue could fund health promotion programs to address market failures in the food industry and educate people on nutrition, portion control, and weight loss. Specific program examples from West Virginia, Virginia, and the National Cancer Institute are provided, showing potential cost savings from reduced obesity-related healthcare costs.
This document discusses companies' increasing focus on social responsibility and promoting healthy lifestyles. It notes that marketing, especially to children, influences food choices and companies have implemented policies like nutrition labeling, smaller portions, and limiting advertising to children. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's policies aim to provide nutrition information, support education and activity programs, and encourage balanced diets and lifestyles. Both companies work to increase offerings with fewer calories and promote responsible marketing practices.
The document presents an ethics case regarding the Heart Attack Grill restaurant. It discusses whether the owner, Basso, has responsibility for customers' health issues and deaths given the unhealthy food served. It also questions if customers bear responsibility for knowingly consuming such food. Theories of ethics like utilitarianism and rights are introduced. Readers are asked to consider Basso's obligations and whether people have a right to eat whatever they want, even if it kills them.
Perspective T h e N EW ENGL A N D JOU R NA L o f M ED.docxkarlhennesey
Perspective
T h e N EW ENGL A N D JOU R NA L o f M EDICI N E
april 30, 2009
1n engl j med 10.1056/nejmp0902392
The obesity epidemic has in-spired calls for public health
measures to prevent diet-related
diseases. One controversial idea is
now the subject of public debate:
food taxes.
Forty states already have small
taxes on sugared beverages and
snack foods, but in the past year,
Maine and New York have pro-
posed large taxes on sugared bev-
erages, and similar discussions
have begun in other states. The
size of the taxes, their potential
for generating revenue and reduc-
ing consumption, and vigorous
opposition by the beverage indus-
try have resulted in substantial
controversy. Because excess con-
sumption of unhealthful foods
underlies many leading causes of
death, food taxes at local, state,
and national levels are likely to
remain part of political and pub-
lic health discourse.
Sugar-sweetened beverages
(soda sweetened with sugar, corn
syrup, or other caloric sweeteners
and other carbonated and uncar-
bonated drinks, such as sports
and energy drinks) may be the
single largest driver of the obe-
sity epidemic. A recent meta-
analysis found that the intake of
sugared beverages is associated
with increased body weight, poor
nutrition, and displacement of
more healthful beverages; in-
creasing consumption increases
risk for obesity and diabetes; the
strongest effects are seen in stud-
ies with the best methods (e.g.,
longitudinal and interventional
vs. correlational studies); and in-
terventional studies show that re-
duced intake of soft drinks im-
proves health.1 Studies that do not
support a relationship between
consumption of sugared bever-
ages and health outcomes tend to
be conducted by authors support-
ed by the beverage industry.2
Sugared beverages are market-
ed extensively to children and
adolescents, and in the mid-1990s,
children’s intake of sugared bev-
erages surpassed that of milk. In
the past decade, per capita intake
of calories from sugar-sweetened
beverages has increased by nearly
30% (see bar graph)3; beverages
now account for 10 to 15% of the
calories consumed by children
and adolescents. For each extra
can or glass of sugared beverage
Ounces of Prevention — The Public Policy Case for Taxes
on Sugared Beverages
Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., and Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which
are nowhere necessaries of life, which are become
objects of almost universal consumption, and which
are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation.
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776
P E R S P E C T I V E
2 n engl j med 10.1056/nejmp0902392
consumed per day, the likelihood
of a child’s becoming obese in-
creases by 60%.4
Taxes on tobacco products have
been highly effective in reducing
consumption, and data indicate
that higher prices also reduce
soda consumption. A review con-
ducted by Yale University’s
Rudd Center ...
While obesity has been called a disease and an epidemic, it’s becoming more obvious that
it will take a multi-factorial effort to address the challenge of the overweight around the globe. And just as no one wakes up one morning 100 pounds overweight—it happens incrementally, day by day and year by year—there is no magic solution that will
suddenly stem the tide.
The document proposes ways to improve First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign to reduce childhood obesity. It suggests increasing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce consumption and fund education initiatives. It also recommends requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus to help consumers make healthier choices. Further, it proposes restricting marketing of unhealthy foods to children.
The PR campaign aims to increase awareness of sugar's harmful effects and obesity rates in Pennsylvania schools and communities. Tactics include educational school assemblies, distributing brochures and t-shirts, a mobile app, and a news release. Success will be evaluated based on pre/post surveys, sign-ups for advocacy groups, and potential policy/program changes by Fall 2016. The campaign targets multiple audiences and carefully aligns tactics to objectives to effectively educate students, parents, and health experts on sugar's impacts.
Dale Rayman article for BenefitsQuarterly_FINALDale Rayman
This document discusses how many workplace wellness programs focus primarily on exercise but neglect nutrition, even though diet has a much greater impact on health outcomes. It argues that to truly improve employee health and reduce costs, wellness programs need to address both sides of the "battle of the bulge" by providing solutions that empower employees to make healthier food choices wherever and whenever they eat. New mobile technologies could help by providing personalized nutrition recommendations and discounts to make healthy options easier to identify and select at home, work and restaurants.
CASE 27 McDonald’s and Obesitythat use celebrities to mar.docxannandleola
CASE 27 McDonald’s and Obesity
that use celebrities to market high-calorie foods. According to
USA Today , one study found that the average American child sees
10,000 food ads a year, mostly for high-fat or sugary foods and
drinks.
Traditionally, in developing countries, the poorest people
have been the thinnest, a consequence of hard physical labor
and the consumption of small amounts of traditional foods.
But when these people in poor countries migrate to cities, obe-
sity rates rise fastest among those in the lowest socioeconomic
group.
Even as food companies’ battle U.S. lawsuits and legislators
who blame them for inducing childhood obesity, they’re being at-
tacked on another front—Europe—which is threatening, among
other things, to ban advertising icons such Tony the Tiger and
Ronald McDonald. “I would like to see the industry not advertis-
ing directly to children,” said one European health commissioner.
“If this doesn’t produce satisfactory results, we will proceed to
legislation.” The European Health Commission has called for the
food industry to set its own regulations to curb so-called junk-food
advertising aimed at the European Union’s 450 million citizens—
or face bans similar to the tobacco industry.
The ominous comparison to cigarettes is increasingly being
made in the United States as well. Commenting on a McDonald’s
plan to send Ronald McDonald to schools to preach about nutri-
tion, an aide to a U.S. senator said, “No matter what Ronald is
doing, they are still using this cartoon character to sell fatty ham-
burgers to kids. Once upon a time, tobacco companies had Joe
Camel and they didn’t get it either.”
Also under fi re is TV advertising of kids’ foods, as calls for
curbs or bans rise around the world. “If the rise in [the] child obe-
sity trend continues, within fi ve years we’ll be in the same situation
as America is today,” said a senior child nutritionist at the Univer-
sity of Copenhagen who sits on the board of Denmark’s National
Board of Nutritional Science. “Banning TV ads that are targeting
kids is an important strategy to adopt.” But there is an argument
that those measures won’t help. “In Sweden, Norway and Quebec,
where food ads are banned from kids’ TV, there’s no evidence that
obesity rates have fallen.”
A new law in France will force food marketers to choose be-
tween adding a health message to commercials or paying a 1.5
percent tax on their ad budgets to fund healthy-eating messages.
Other measures under consideration in Europe include banning
celebrities and cartoon characters from food ads aimed at children
and preventing food marketers from using cell phone jingles to
reach kids.
Ireland bans celebrities from food and beverage ads aimed at
children and requires confectionery and soft-drink spots broad-
cast in programs where half the audience is younger than 18 years
of age to carry a visual or voice-over warning that snacking on
sugary foods and dr.
Perfect Food: The Silicon Valley Food MovementTrung Ho
What would the food system look like if we started over?
That's the question that investors, entrepreneurs, and food scientists in Silicon Valley are asking as they've been working towards creating a more sustainable food system as the global population inches closer to 9.6 billion by 2050. Mayonnaise without eggs? Real-tasting meat made from plants? Living a healthy life on a nutritious drink alone? Food from the Silicon Valley Food Movement may sound crazy, but they're becoming more and more popular as large groups of investors, chefs, environmental and animal activists, consumers, and just about all walks of life are gravitating towards the idea that food can and should be healthy, tasty, and help make a positive difference in the world's future.
This report looks at the different food startups and its corresponding trends/driving factors, as well as its implications for big food brands. This report also takes a look at related food trends and its manifestations that are occurring outside of Silicon Valley.
This document provides a summary of 7 secrets about weight loss that are hidden from consumers. It claims that popular weight loss programs, doctors, and the pharmaceutical industry profit from consumers getting trapped in an endless cycle of diets and products that have high failure rates. The secrets revealed include that popular programs have much higher costs than advertised, weight loss supplements can have dangerous side effects, and some major companies deliberately use deceptive advertising about their programs' effectiveness. The document promotes a new FDA-approved weight loss medication that it claims can cause significant weight loss with minimal effort.
Scientists and public health groups are increasing pressure on food and beverage companies to reduce added sugars in products due to links between sugar consumption and health problems like obesity, diabetes and cancer. This poses challenges for companies who rely on sugar for taste and sales. While companies are making some reductions, critics argue it is not enough and governments may impose taxes or regulations to force further changes in eating habits. Finding a substitute for sugar without compromising taste remains difficult and is a major focus of industry research spending.
- Childhood obesity rates in Australia are high, around 20-25% of children are overweight or obese, and energy consumption has increased.
- Most food advertisements during programs watched by children are for unhealthy foods high in energy but low in nutrients. Various marketing techniques target children online and through packaging as well.
- The current co-regulation system in Australia involves government bodies setting standards and codes that the food industry is meant to comply with voluntarily. However, these codes do not adequately restrict all forms of marketing to children.
This document discusses arguments around holding the food and restaurant industries liable for rising obesity levels. It notes increasing spending on fast food and overweight rates in children coinciding with more restaurants. While industries reformed some products, some argue they inappropriately marketed to children and failed to adequately communicate health risks. The best solution is seen as consumers making informed choices, while industries provide clear nutrition information, promote education, and develop healthier options. Government can also help through education, incentives, and supporting new technologies.
This document provides an advocacy playbook and reference manual for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). It includes sample advocacy campaign materials like FAQs, op-eds, and social media posts focused on a proposed "SB X" bill that would require health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages. It also outlines traditional and online media strategies and lists potential partner and opposing organizations related to issues like menu labeling and sweetened beverage taxes. The playbook aims to help CCPHA advocate for public health policies through effective messaging and coalition building.
February 14, 2020
On February 14, 2020, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with the Petrie-Flom Center hosted the monthly health policy consortium on sugar-sweetened beverage excise taxes.
In recent years, some cities have tried to impose soda taxes and other new policies to reduce the obesity epidemic in the US—particularly among children—and its critical impact on society and the health care system. How effective are these policies? What is blocking their uptake? What alternatives should we consider?
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The document discusses the obesity epidemic in the United States and proposes implementing government guidelines and laws to address it. It notes that approximately 60 million American adults are obese and obesity increases the risks of many health conditions. It suggests the government should create laws to help people maintain a healthy BMI and limit fast food portion sizes and marketing. The goal would be to improve public health and reduce healthcare costs.
The document provides an analysis of the cereal industry and environment for Honey Nut Cheerios. It discusses key points:
- Cereal industry sales were $9.1 billion in 2008, peaking at $10.8 billion in 2009, then declining to $9.51 billion in 2012. Consumption has dropped 1% annually for a decade.
- The industry faces challenges like consumers choosing healthier/more convenient breakfasts and declining birth rates reducing the target demographic of children.
- General Mills' top competitors are Kellogg, Kraft, and PepsiCo, who together control 55% of the market. General Mills has 31% share.
- Trends impacting General Mills include
This document discusses the debate around whether fast food or technology is more responsible for the obesity epidemic in America. It reviews research showing that while technology like TV and video games have little direct impact on BMI, fast food consumption is strongly correlated with weight gain and health issues. Fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores in many low-income neighborhoods, encouraging unhealthy, convenient options. Their misleading marketing of "healthier" high-calorie foods also contributes to the problem. Combined with more sedentary lifestyles, fast food is a major factor driving increased obesity.
Obesity Health Care Costs And The Reallocation Tocbw0109
This document discusses obesity's contribution to rising healthcare costs in the US and proposes reallocating some of those costs through taxes on unhealthy foods. It finds that in 2007, 74.1% of Americans were overweight or obese, costing $168 billion annually in direct and indirect healthcare costs. The authors propose special taxes on carbonated drinks and potato chips, which could generate $15 billion annually. This revenue could fund health promotion programs to address market failures in the food industry and educate people on nutrition, portion control, and weight loss. Specific program examples from West Virginia, Virginia, and the National Cancer Institute are provided, showing potential cost savings from reduced obesity-related healthcare costs.
This document discusses companies' increasing focus on social responsibility and promoting healthy lifestyles. It notes that marketing, especially to children, influences food choices and companies have implemented policies like nutrition labeling, smaller portions, and limiting advertising to children. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's policies aim to provide nutrition information, support education and activity programs, and encourage balanced diets and lifestyles. Both companies work to increase offerings with fewer calories and promote responsible marketing practices.
The document presents an ethics case regarding the Heart Attack Grill restaurant. It discusses whether the owner, Basso, has responsibility for customers' health issues and deaths given the unhealthy food served. It also questions if customers bear responsibility for knowingly consuming such food. Theories of ethics like utilitarianism and rights are introduced. Readers are asked to consider Basso's obligations and whether people have a right to eat whatever they want, even if it kills them.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
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In an education system, it is understood that assessment is only for the students, but on the other hand, the Assessment of teachers is also an important aspect of the education system that ensures teachers are providing high-quality instruction to students. The assessment process can be used to provide feedback and support for professional development, to inform decisions about teacher retention or promotion, or to evaluate teacher effectiveness for accountability purposes.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
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This regulation requires certain food service establishments (those with 15 or more outlets) to post calorie information on menu boards and menus
Stat taken from: http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/content/view/284/58/ “ New York City is suffering worsening epidemics of obesity and diabetes,” said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the City’s Health Commissioner. “To combat these conditions, and prevent their devastating consequences, consumers need information about the foods they order in chain restaurants. More informed consumers can decide to make healthier choices if they know the calorie content of their meals when they order. Notion that when people have access to calorie information they use it basic logic behind this regulation
While the calorie count has worked to make consumers more mindful of their nutritional choices, the Bloomberg administration moved on to targeting specifically soda consumption with its “Pouring on the Pounds” campaign. The ads depict globs of human fat gushing from a soda bottle with the caption “Don’t drink yourself fat.” The ads are driven by pathos and are meant to evoke a strong reaction from the viewer. The graphic visuals were strategically chosen by the Mayor’s administration. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which developed the ad, said that officials concluded, after conducting focus groups, that a graphic, in-your-face approach worked. From a New York Times article 8.31.09 Cathy Nonas, a dietitian who directs physical activity and nutrition programs at the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: “ We are hoping that the biggest effect is, first of all, shock, and that the understanding is that when you drink extra calories, they will be stored as fat,” she said. “You don’t compensate for those calories.” “ We did want those little blood vessels and things like that.” The ads cost about $277,000 to develop over three fiscal years and will run in 1,500 subway cars for three months. $90,000 of the total cost was contributed by the Fund for Public Health in New York, a non-profit who’s board included Bloomberg’s old friend and former NYC Health Commissioner, Thomas Frieden (he was tapped by Obama to run the Center for Disease Control). The Fund is also a recipient of many NYC grants; they were awarded $86K in 2007 and received upwards of $419K in 2008. The “Pouring on the Pounds” campaign is an attempt by the Bloomberg administration to make a case against soda in the subways that they have not been able to fully push in policy. “Soda tax” proposals have received a great deal of backlash Proposed by Gov. Paterson and rejected in Albany budget sessions, both in 2008 and 2009 Public backlash to Health Commissioner Thomas Farley’s letter to parent Despite outcry, Bloomberg still stepped up to support Farley’s call for a soda tax
While the pathos evoked by the ad is powerful, it’s logos is not as effective. In his NYTimes op-ed calling for support for the tax, Nicholas Kristof cites an American Journal of Public Health Study that claimed the average American drinks 35 gallons of soda in a year. Is that stat really as bad as it sounds?
Why single out sodas? Soda Manufactures: demonizing the industry “We Didn’t Make America Fat.” Kevin Keane, a spokesman for the American Beverage Association : regular soft-drink sales have declined year over year since 2000, even as obesity rates have risen during the same period.
The right kind of ethos While Bloomberg is a powerful figure in NYC, he is not a nutrition expert. This has given him the reputation of being a nanny mayor, a control freak, etc. Reactions from the different audiences he needs to support this policy: Public: this is not his turf Experts: isolating soda is ineffective- not the root of the obesity problem As Mayor, Bloomberg has been a strong advocate of Public Health: Creation of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at John Hopinks University He has been praised by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Despite his fervor, however, the fact that he is not an expert in the field nor is he a thought leader- detracts from his authority on the subject. With medical research and officials not 100% behind his claim, the doubts seem to overshadow his agenda.
SODA TAX: The mayor, while talking about a sugary beverage tax, has given the suppliers of those same beverages the city's kids as a target by allowing soda machines to be placed in prime real estate in the city's playgrounds. Many of these playgrounds do not even have water drinking fountains.
In 2003, NY State Comptroller Bill Thompson issued a scathing audit showing that Mike Bloomberg's team had awarded one of the city’s largest contracts to Snapple without even sending a letter of invitation to other major firms. The contract allowed Snapple to place vending machines offering Snapple drink products in the city schools. Snapple, the audit showed, had been selected for the job by a private marketing consultant named Octagon that had a bit of a conflict of interest since it already carried Snapple's parent company as a client. After other bids were received, Snapple alone was allowed to sweeten its offer. Bloomberg dismissed these complaints as the old way of thinking. What was important, he insisted, was that Snapple would provide a guaranteed minimum of $40 million over five years to help pay for school activities. Last month, when the Bloomberg people were revving up media interest in the new healthy vending plan, they quietly let it drop that the Snapple deal had fallen short by at least $5 million, and that the city was ending its contract with the beverage company.
Similarly, last month the Education Department officials informed the Panel for Educational Policy, which, under the new state law, must approve school contracts over $1 million, that it was retaining Octagon again for the new vending initiative. Mayoral appointees control the panel, and the lucrative new Octagon deal was quickly approved. "We're paying them 15 to 18 percent of the contract, and it's not even clear what they're doing," said Patrick Sullivan, a public school parent who is Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's representative to the panel and who voted against Octagon. "There was no assessment of their prior performance. Education officials admitted last week that the formal contract authorization request that they submitted to the panel described the only unionized firm, Canteen Vending, as offering the highest guarantees for revenue to be paid to the schools. Canteen was rejected, the report stated, only because its "vending machine operation/monitoring systems are inferior to the competitors." Ironically, the losing bidder made the highest offer.
While Mayor Bloomberg was banning trans fats and requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts, his Health Department is giving out $5 vouchers to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken, along with round-trip MetroCards and coupons to variety stores, to encourage tuberculosis patients to return to clinics around the city for six-month treatment programs. The hypocrisy exposed by Bloomberg’s actions is that while the city launches a campaign to encourage healthy eating choices by banning the use of trans fat and making restaurants list calories, they are at the same time themselves encouraging un-healthy habits by distributing free fast food meal incentive cards.
Do The Calories Count? -The truth about New York’s healthy-eating campaign, as documented by both CBS 2 News and the Huffington Post – among other media and data-collecting sources, is that it has not been as successful as Bloomberg had hoped. -While including the calorie counts on menus, combating the use of sodium and trans-fats, taxing soda and other sugary drinks and running a provocative ad about “pouring on the pounds” has raised New Yorkers’ awareness about healthy eating, it hasn’t necessarily changed their habits -This shows a huge disconnect between the ideas of the campaign’s coordinators and its target audience. Those who are facing and dealing with obesity most frequently in New York City are common, every day people -Most average people in the city do not take taxis or car services, they ride in the subway. -Bloomberg’s “pouring on the pounds” health advertisements are featured in the stations, so why aren’t New Yorkers responding to the message?
-For low-income families, fast food is the most affordable and most convenient option. -Traveling to a grocery store to purchase food, then taking the time to make a healthy, home-cooked meal is not a favorable option, when there is a McDonalds right at the corner. -The campaign’s ineffectiveness is highly noticeable in low-income areas facing high obesity rates. According to the Huffington Post, New Yorkers managing on low-income budgets are most likely to eat at fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken. I http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/study-nyc-calorie-posting_n_310803.html
In an October 2009 study, the publication found that: -Only half of customers noticed the calorie counts -Only 28% said the calorie postings influenced their meal choices -9 out of 10 consumers said they felt they ate healthier as a result BUT -Those surveyed in low income-areas consumed more calories than the typical consumer before the law went into effect in July 2008 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/study-nyc-calorie-posting_n_310803.html
-New York’s childhood obesity crusade has focused primarily on a ban of sugary soft drinks and replacing whole milk with low fat milk -This hasn’t stopped many students from drinking the soda, whole milk and sports drinks they’re used to – they just get these beverages from outside vendors. http://www.nysun.com/opinion/dr-clintons-diet-plan-or-else/32246/
Q&A Our Questions For the Class: -Do you personally think the healthy-eating campaign has been effective? -What other steps would you like to see the city take in this initiative? The floor will then be open for the class to ask us questions about our presentation.