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Welcome to the July 2005 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:

Locations to be announced. Please get these dates on your calendar!

September 23, November 18, January 27, 2006, March 31, May 19, July 28

Linda Bacon’s two-year nondiet study showed solid benefits over dieting, a confirmation of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle program over food restriction.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=25384

Two publications that promote healthy lifestyles in relation to food, physical activity, and body image are now available at http://www.uwyo.edu/ces/FCSpubs.htm (go to the end of the list). They are part of a news series titled "Focus on Health, Not Weight.” The series taps into the concept often shared by Joanne Ikeda that "a healthy weight is the weight you achieve when you have a healthy lifestyle." Look for "Clean Plate Club: Tips for dropping out . . . Or never joining!" and "The Power of Others: Recommendations to help create environments in which every body can be healthier and happier."

Great “portion distortion” website http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/index.htm

http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=138&id=77038
Researchers identified eight factors that increase the risk of obesity among 3-year-old children, including watching many hours of television and getting less sleep than recommended.

"Last supper for family meals at the dinner table"
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/04/ndinner04.xml

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time. More information on We Can! is available at http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov. To request a free We Can! parent handbook in English or Spanish, call toll-free 866-35-WE CAN (866-359-3226).

The latest C-SNAP study shows that household food insecurity, even without child food insecurity, is linked to the level of health and need for hospital visits among young children. When household food insecurity is accompanied by child food insecurity, that further increases the likelihood that the health of children will be only of fair or poor quality. http://dcc2.bumc.bu.edu/csnappublic/Child%20Food%20Insecurity.htm

Exercise Your Options: Airlines and airports are increasingly offering opportunities to tone up either in flight or during a layover. Delta Airlines offers an "On the Fly" fitness kit that weighs less than a pound and includes a ball, resistance band and guidebook. You can order the kit for $8.00 and take it with you on any flight. http://www.flysong.com/song_experience/inflight_wellness/index.jsp Scroll down about halfway on the page.

Ms. Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, will be the special guest on the 22nd World Food Day Teleconference, giving her perspective on the human-made causes of hunger and the significance of our everyday choices in creating a world free of hunger. Friday, October 14, 2005 at 11-2 pm Central Time. Contact: www.worldfooddayusa.org or Patricia Young at 202/653-2404