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KNN October 2007 Newsletter

Welcome to the October issue of KNN’s email newsletter. Please visit our web site at www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org We are always interested in how our partners are “partnering” to improve nutrition and physical activity education throughout Kansas.
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Upcoming KNN Meetings and Other Important Dates!!!

October 29th - Imagine There's No Hunger Conference in Topeka - Registration deadline October 15th!

 

November 16th, KNN Partner Meeting -Topeka

January 18th, 2008 - KNN Partner Meeting

March, 2008 - To be determined

May 13-14, 2008 Kansas Conference on Poverty - Topeka
http://www.commercialalert.org/news/Archive/2007/09/you-want-apple-fries-with-that
I guess this is one way to wean kids off of greasy fries, but don't you wonder what happens to all the skins?

Time Is Money. . .and Dinner! Our food choices are constrained by more than just income, prices, and individual preferences. Time available for preparing food is also a limited resource. ERS analysis of the 2003-04 American Time Use Survey indicates that, among women, time commitments are more important than income in determining the time spent preparing food.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September07/Findings/TimeMoney.htm
Food stamp recipients do spend most or all of their benefits before the end of the month. However, most recipients have sufficient income so that the food stamp benefit is a portion (70%) of the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan – that is, they are contributing other resources to the households food purchase.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/FSP/FILES/ProgramOperations/EBTRedemption.pdf

Our pipe band recently entertained the residents of a nursing home. One resident especially enjoyed our performance, and you can see her on this video. (It’s only 26 seconds long.) Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpqc4Hb7AXM
Schools Adopt Healthy Lifestyle Programs that De-Emphasize Weight Loss
Schools nationwide are promoting healthy lifestyle changes that focus on being active and eating a balanced, nutritious diet, rather than supporting programs that emphasize weight loss, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Frontline Report: Weight Loss: For the Overweight, Bad Advice by the Spoonful
Conventional wisdom about weight hasn't kept pace with new research.

Does where you live influence what you eat? A new study says ZIP codes are surprisingly accurate predictors of obesity.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20501356/site/newsweek/



The fourth edition of the report F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America ranks obesity rates in each state, provides a review of federal and state policies aimed at preventing or reducing obesity, and recommends action steps for families, communities, schools, employers, the food and beverage industries, health professionals, and government.


• Download the F as in Fat report.
• Learn more about the TFAH report.
• Read the news release.
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