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The podcast discusses upcoming CERT training in September, National Preparedness Month activities in Fairfax County, and a Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan workshop. It also highlights Food Safety Education Month and recognizes Captain David Conrad as the Fairfax County Firefighter of the Year. Key details are provided on how to register for events, safety tips, and relevant websites for further information.
1) The study examined the impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) adoption on dietary quality among women and children in Western Kenya.
2) The study found that households growing OFSP had significantly higher diet diversity scores (15-18% higher) and vitamin A intake (10-20% higher) for women and children compared to non-adopting households.
3) Regression analysis confirmed that both OFSP adoption and greater adoption intensity positively impacted women and children's dietary diversity and vitamin A consumption. Adoption intensity had a larger effect than simple adoption.
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The document discusses junk food and its effects on health. It defines junk food as highly processed foods high in calories, sugar, salt and fat but low in nutritional value. Examples include chips, candy, soda, cookies and fast food. Junk food is appealing due to its taste and convenience, but can lead to obesity, dental issues and other health problems. The case studies examine trends in junk food consumption in India, the US, Japan, Sri Lanka and argue for raising awareness of health impacts and making healthy foods more affordable and accessible.
The document discusses obesity in America, providing statistics showing that obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years. It defines obesity as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. The rise in obesity is due to changing environmental factors like increased availability of high-fat, high-sugar foods and a more sedentary lifestyle with less physical activity. While public health campaigns have aimed to address obesity, eating habits have not changed and obesity rates remain high.
Parke Wilde, Associate Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, discusses food insecurity in the U.S. and the role of the U.S. federal government. See accompanying talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTIASI1XnGk&index=9&list=PLhGq7NS5QKvWznjCKM_gI0F0yAJZJLR_9
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The podcast discusses upcoming CERT training in September, National Preparedness Month activities in Fairfax County, and a Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan workshop. It also highlights Food Safety Education Month and recognizes Captain David Conrad as the Fairfax County Firefighter of the Year. Key details are provided on how to register for events, safety tips, and relevant websites for further information.
1) The study examined the impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) adoption on dietary quality among women and children in Western Kenya.
2) The study found that households growing OFSP had significantly higher diet diversity scores (15-18% higher) and vitamin A intake (10-20% higher) for women and children compared to non-adopting households.
3) Regression analysis confirmed that both OFSP adoption and greater adoption intensity positively impacted women and children's dietary diversity and vitamin A consumption. Adoption intensity had a larger effect than simple adoption.
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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.
The document discusses junk food and its effects on health. It defines junk food as highly processed foods high in calories, sugar, salt and fat but low in nutritional value. Examples include chips, candy, soda, cookies and fast food. Junk food is appealing due to its taste and convenience, but can lead to obesity, dental issues and other health problems. The case studies examine trends in junk food consumption in India, the US, Japan, Sri Lanka and argue for raising awareness of health impacts and making healthy foods more affordable and accessible.
The document discusses obesity in America, providing statistics showing that obesity rates have significantly increased over the past 30 years. It defines obesity as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. The rise in obesity is due to changing environmental factors like increased availability of high-fat, high-sugar foods and a more sedentary lifestyle with less physical activity. While public health campaigns have aimed to address obesity, eating habits have not changed and obesity rates remain high.
This document discusses forces driving changing consumer demand for food, including health and wellness trends among millennial consumers. Millennials are increasingly concerned with organic, gluten-free, and allergen-friendly foods, and they are heavily influenced by health and nutrition discussions on social media. The aging population and concerns about childhood obesity are also increasing demand for healthier options. Government policies and increased scientific information are raising awareness of issues like processed meats and GMOs.
In April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
Corinna Hawkes presented on policies available to improve diets and maximize their impact. There are over 200 implemented policies across 75 countries in areas like nutrition education in schools, fruit programs, trans fat bans, and taxes on unhealthy foods. Effective policies provide environments for healthy learning, overcome barriers to healthy choices, and encourage re-evaluating unhealthy preferences. To maximize impact, policies should be tailored to problems and populations, comprehensive rather than isolated, and mutually reinforcing as a package.
This document provides an introduction and background on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). It discusses food insecurity in the United States and the role of SNAP-Ed in improving nutrition and dietary behaviors. The author conducted a policy review of existing SNAP-Ed programs from the USDA database to assess their effectiveness. Ten programs from various states were randomly selected and evaluated based on their inclusion of topics like food budgeting, food labeling, food safety and their impact on behaviors such as fruit/vegetable consumption and sugar intake. The results found that programs addressing these topics showed high rates of effectiveness. The document concludes that SNAP-Ed can help participants make long-term healthy dietary changes through nutrition education
This document discusses social responsibility in providing safe, affordable food and nutrition in Asia. It begins by outlining the scope and intent of the presentation, which is to raise awareness of food insecurity issues in Asia and highlight private industry responses. It then discusses key drivers seeking to address these issues, such as UN Millennium Development Goals and strategies to combat malnutrition. Examples are provided of contributions from private companies like Cargill, Monsanto, and DSM to improve nutrition through partnerships with organizations like the World Food Program. The document stresses the need for both short-term relief and long-term sustainable solutions to issues of undernutrition and overnutrition in Asia.
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Childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years in the United States. Obesity is difficult to treat but can be prevented by exercising early in life and maintaining a healthy lifestyle with physical activity, nutritious foods, and avoiding unhealthy habits. The document provides tips on preventing obesity such as eating portions, drinking water, staying active with exercise, and eating healthy foods.
Childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years in the United States. Obesity is difficult to treat but can be prevented through regular physical exercise and eating healthy foods from a young age. The document recommends staying active, eating healthy foods, getting plenty of exercise, drinking water, and watching portion sizes to prevent obesity.
This document discusses the need to measure diet quality globally in order to understand dietary trends, inform policies to improve diets and health outcomes, and address malnutrition. It reviews definitions of healthy diets from international organizations and studies. The two most common elements of a healthy diet across contexts are consumption of diverse plant foods and low consumption of ultra-processed foods. The document considers options for indicators to measure these dietary elements through the Gallup World Poll. Further discussion and development is needed to determine the best methods, such as food frequency questionnaires or behavioral screeners, and validate any proposed indicators.
The document provides a guide for implementing healthy vending at worksites. It includes an introduction outlining the obesity epidemic and strategies to address it, including promoting healthier work environments. The guide then summarizes literature on healthy vending interventions showing their effectiveness. It provides steps for worksites to implement healthy vending policies and assess current vending options and employee interests. Appendices include tools to identify healthy snacks, assess vending machines, and provide guidelines for healthy vending.
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In veel landen zijn vaccins, antibiotica en verzorging tijdens de zwangerschap voor grote aantallen vrouwen onbereikbaar, als gevolg waarvan de sterftepercentages van moeders en kinderen bij geboorten hoog zijn. Ondervoeding is een van de belangrijkste oorzaken van deze moeder en kindersterfte. Moeders die in hun kinderjaren ondervoed zijn geweest, brengen vaker kinderen ter wereld met een laag geboortegewicht. Als een moeder in armoede leeft, overwerkt is, laag is opgeleid en een slechte gezondheid heeft, is de kans groot dat zij haar baby niet voldoende kan voeden. En dat heeft onomkeerbare gevolgen. In Afrika heeft zo’n 20% van de vrouwen een extreem laag gewicht, in Zuid-Azie ligt dit percentage op 35%. Deze vicieuze cirkel moet worden doorbroken. En de manieren om dit te kunnen doorbreken zijn vaak simpel: door het promoten van borstvoeding zouden we jaarlijks een miljoen kinderen kunnen redden. De eerste 1000 dagen van het leven van een kind zijn cruciaal. In die periode kun je het verschil maken door borstvoeding te promoten en locale gezondheidswerkers op te leiden.
www.savethechildren.nl
This document is the State of the World's Mothers 2012 report published by Save the Children. It focuses on the critical window of a child's development from pregnancy to age 2, known as the First 1,000 Days. The report finds that 171 million children worldwide do not reach their full potential due to poor nutrition during this crucial period. It examines the global malnutrition crisis and identifies six low-cost nutrition solutions that can save lives, including breastfeeding. The report also includes scorecards that rank countries on their infant and toddler feeding policies and practices as well as on policies supporting breastfeeding in industrialized nations.
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This document analyzes the portion sizes and nutritional content of chips from takeaway outlets near schools in Brent, UK. Key findings include:
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- Some portions exceeded recommendations for saturated fat, trans fat and salt.
- Thinner cut chips absorbed more oil.
- Boxes contained significantly larger portions than other containers.
- Outlets with a healthy catering award served smaller, healthier portions on average.
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Using a 'triple lens' to examine food security
Terri Ward UW-Extension Nutrition Education Program Administrator, Racine and Kenosha Counties
Mar 25, 2016
Terri Ward
Terri Ward
Racine County residents match or exceed Wisconsin and national averages of adverse
health metrics which include large scale health problems such as adult obesity, physical
inactivity, and limited access to healthy foods, dubbed food security.
Food security is defined by the World Health Organization as the state “when all people
at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and
active life.” Food-insecure individuals face multiple challenges across the lifespan,
including lower academic success as youth, and disproportionately higher rates of long-
term, chronic food-related disease as adults.
Consequences of poor personal and familial nutrition contribute to intergenerational
cycles of poverty. Compromised community food security also has negative implications
for economic development and trade (WHO, 2014).
Many variables influence individual-level food choices, including taste preferences, time
invested in food preparation, cost of food and food access (Mook et al. CDC, 2016). Other
layers of influence in society, such as social groups, institutions, and policy- and law-
making entities influence food security through practice and policy. Examples include the
nutritional quality of foods served at schools and social events, and economic and social
policies or laws that promote or erode consistent access to healthy food.
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The good news is we’re not often without some ability to influence our surroundings. Key
among effective strategies to improve food security is engaging sustainable practices that
influence multiple layers of our social ecology; so promoting positive change in individual
behaviors (modeling healthy eating), families (parent education), social group settings
(wellness investment), and local and national policy-making circles.
Sustainability research gives us a productive framework through which to view our
challenges: the “triple lens” approach to conceptualizing and problem-solving. The triple
lens framework shows food security from three perspectives to illuminate the big picture.
Economic
Economic viability and stability is clear; a financial bottom line determines what we can
and cannot do with food, regardless of our role. As a food producer, for example, it
makes sense to maximize profits and minimize costs. If you’re an individual with a budget
of $1.48 per meal, the bottom line is that your food choices are limited and your focus is
maximizing calories for each dollar.
Demand drives production however, so when consumers buy fewer unhealthy foods
(high in sugar, fat, and sodium) it isn’t as profitable for businesses to produce them.
Albeit multifaceted, a lone economic lens fails to create sustainable food security.
Environmental
Considering environmental stability, which impacts economic viability, requires more
abstract thinking. How do we best grow, prepare, produce, process, transport and
consume foods while maintaining the integrity of our land, air and water? Now add back
in the economic lens and we see trade-offs, conflict even; you can profit in food supply
but must also consider long-term effects of food supply chain practices. To critically
examine environmental impacts takes vision; there are trade-offs that ultimately
influence economics and long-term food security.
Social
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Enter the social lens and we begin to see the food system as a complex structure of
exchange. Social factors of the food system include public health, equitable distribution
and access to quantity and quality of foods, and food security biases associated with race
and class (Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2013).
Racial and class bias is evident in the food system, for example, in the significantly higher
prevalence of chronic food-related disease in low income (Journal of Nutrition, 2010) and
minority populations (USDA, 2015).
We have some work to do. For more information on nutrition education or food security
contact the UW-Extension Nutrition Education Program at 262-635-6824.
Terri Ward is the administrator of the UW-Extension Nutrition Education Program for Racine and
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