Posts Tagged ‘overweight’
The University of Minnesota receives $7 million Federal Grant to Create a Chilhood Obesity Center
Friday, September 10th, 2010
According to an article from startribune.com, The University of Minnesota recently received a$7 million federal grant to create a childhood obesity center in an effort to transform the exercise and eating habits of Minnesota families.
U Aims to Head Off Childhood Obesity
“Researchers will use the grant, announced Thursday, to connect families with health advocates in medical clinics, enroll them in classes about healthy foods and active lifestyles, and improve their access to healthful foods and recreation opportunities.
While U researchers have tried these approaches individually, they’ve never wrapped them all around families at once. The goal is to address the multiple social factors that can lead to obesity: lack of access to parks and walking trails, poor food options in low-income neighborhoods and excessive amounts of television and screen time.
These and other influences have fueled a startling increase in American obesity in the past three decades, as well as related health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and even preterm births. The share of children ages 12 to 19 who are overweight has tripled in the United States since 1980. The last survey of Minnesota high school seniors in 2007 found 13 percent of males and 5 percent of females were overweight. Two out of every three Minnesotans are now overweight or obese.”
Ecochildsplay.com Quotes Bob Cutler, CEO of Creative Consumer Concepts (C3), in a Recent Article
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Ecochildsplay.com recently quoted Bob Cutler, CEO of Creative Consumer Concepts (C3), Â in a recent article: SF Mulls Over Ban on Toy Marketing for Unhealthy Food Despite Opposition
SF Mulls Over Ban on Toy Marketing for Unhealthy Food Despite Opposition
In the article, Cutler is quoted discussing the restaurant industry’s opposition to the Toy Ban. “This Toy Ban is only the first such move to blame restaurant owners for providing what consumers want to eat. ‘We have heard that a ban will be forthcoming on your ability to offer other marketing incentives next: no anniversary specials for married couples if the food is not healthy by law; no free birthday treats for kids celebrating a birthday unless it is healthy by law; and no discounts on bundled meals if the combo is not healthy by law,’ said Cutler.â€
Bob Cutler, CEO of Creative Consumer Concepts (C3), Reviews his Stance on The Kids’ Meal Toy Ban in an Interview with QSR Magazine
Friday, September 10th, 2010
QSR Magazine recently interviewed Bob Cutler, CEO of Creative Consumer Concepts (C3), about his stance against the Kids Meal Toy Ban.
Cutler was asked a series of questions regarding his personal and professional opinion regarding the Toy Ban. When asked if he is only fighting the Toy Ban because his business could lose money if it was passed, Cutler responded:
“We’re a law-abiding company that has been providing services to restaurants for 23 years. It’s really more of the potential liability that surrounds the issue of moving the First Amendment out of its interpretation by courts and putting that interpretation into the hands of the Federal Trade Commission. Then the FTC would be able to establish the First Amendment rights of marketers. Quite candidly, the concern has transitioned from a business one to one more of advocacy—our Constitutional First Amendment rights.
Initially you can say there’s a business basis for our concerns, and that’s true. But our customers are going to sell kids’ meals in one iteration or the other. They’re going to have to change what those meals are, and we’re going to be a part of that. But, from my perspective, this group is working to have our first amendment rights managed and approved by a government agency. And the threat of that is so beyond belief, I just can’t sit here as a citizen and a business owner and go down without speaking out against it.”
Anti-Obesity Campaign Aimed at Kids
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
I would like to share a blog post from Scotie Conner, a 17-year-old member of the National Youth Advisory Board for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an organization that works to combat childhood obesity.
Conner writes, “One in three American children is overweight or obese. Experts say that my generation could be the first in history to live shorter lives than their parents. A 2007 national survey shows 16.4 percent of Oklahoma children ages 10 to 17 are obese, with the state ranking 17th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia for childhood obesity.
The only way we can solve this epidemic is to motivate kids to make healthy lifestyle choices. That’s why I and more than 2 million other young people have joined the ‘EmpowerMe’ movement (www.empowerme2b.org). Across our nation, young people are working to inspire each other to eat better, move more and be a solution to America’s obesity epidemic.
September is ‘Go Healthy Month.’ Parents, help make your home healthier. It can be accomplished by small things like eating fruits and veggies with every meal and avoiding sodas. Help us empower kids to make sure our generation will live longer, healthier lives.â€
San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar’s Unpopular Ban on Happy Meals
Friday, August 13th, 2010
I would like to share a blog post from Jeannie Moulton, writer for eatdrinkbetter.com regarding Santa Clara County’s The Kids Meal Toy Ban which passed in May 2010, and Eric Mar’s current proposed Happy Meal Ban legislation in San Francisco.
Moulton discusses the consumer stance on the issue. She writes that “reactions are mixed, as some people feel it is the parents’ responsibility, not the government’s, to teach their children how to eat healthily, but others are all for the measure.â€
However, all of the comments under this particular blog post oppose the legislation:
What a joke! What will they ban next? The games on the Happy Meal box, because they’re too fun? I thought this was a free country? Here is a better idea than banning Happy Meals. Ban liberal moron Supervisors like Eric Mar.