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KNN April 2007 Newsletter
Welcome to the April
2007 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 Meetings:
May 8-9, 2007 KNN will meet in partnership with the KACAP Conference on Poverty in Topeka. The KNN meeting will be held Tuesday May 8th.
Kraft Foods, Inc., looking for a way to end a prolonged sales slum, is trying to take a bite out of its real competition – restaurants. For example, instead of selling the ingredients to a salad, Kraft plans to introduce prepared salads filled with croutons, vegetables, meat and cheese. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8NHJ9GG0.htm?chan=search&CFID=4589433&CFTOKEN=52958408
Healthy soda?
That may strike some as an oxymoron. But for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo,
it’s a marketing opportunity. Both companies will introduce new
carbonated drinks that are fortified with vitamins and minerals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/business/07soda.html?ex=1173934800&en=e40cefbaa297ec61&ei=5070&emc=eta1
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with The
Merck Company Foundation, released The State of Aging and Health
in America 2007 report. The report provides an overview of
our nation’s progress in promoting the health and well-being of
older adults and in reducing the prevalence of behaviors and conditions
that contribute to premature death and disability. www.cdc.gov/aging.
A USDA FNS paper explaining the implications of policy on food stamp purchases is posted at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/FSP/FILES/ProgramOperations/FSPFoodRestrictions.pdf
Food
Stamps and Obesity: Ironic Twist or Complex Puzzle? This
article examines the relationship between Food Stamp Program participation
and body weight. In contrast to earlier years, recent data show that
women who receive food stamps are no more likely to be overweight or
obese than eligible nonparticipating women or those with low to moderate
incomes. The relationship between program participation and weight is
also examined by age, sex, race, and ethnicity.
Both programs will accept nominations through June 30, 2007.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5610a2.htm?s_cid=mm5610a2_e
Legal scholars present a new approach to stem the epidemic of childhood obesity in a review appearing in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. They suggest a new perspective on current law and obesity practices that, if adopted, would completely reframe the debate, as well as the legal and policy approaches to the obesity epidemic.
Health experts from the National Association for the Education of Young Children say U.S. preschools are increasingly prioritizing nutrition in an effort to teach children healthy lifestyle habits, the New York Times reports.
NASPE, the YMCA of
the USA and the National Recreation and Park Association announced
a new collaboration called the Partnership for Play.
Its focus is to bring together the public, private and non-profit sectors
to advance policies, programs and practices that ensure all children
and youth engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
http://www.playeveryday.org/
www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1295
This brief report examines the financial impact of implementing nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold on school campus outside of the school meal program. http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/PDFs/Dollars_and_Sense_FINAL_3.07.pdf
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_46773.html