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Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2000
Date:
October 9, 2002
Authors:
Katherine M. Flegal, Margaret D. Carroll, Cynthia L. Ogden and Clifford L. Johnson
Source:
JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association
The increases in the
prevalences of obesity and overweight previously observed continued in
1999-2000. The potential health benefits from reduction in overweight
and obesity are of considerable public health importance.
PDFDate:
September 28, 2002
Author:
Faith McLellan
Source:
The Lancet
British medical journal
describes the impact of marketing and advertising on obesity in children
and how they view their body image.
WordDate:
September 28, 2002
Source:
The Lancet
British medical journal
editorializes on the effects of marketing and advertising on children's
health and summarizes some solutions.
Date:
Summer 2002
Author:
Kirsten Larson
Source:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
This policy report examines the role of corporations in shaping American education
and evaluates corporate school reform initiatives.
Texas State Board of Education Resolution on Channel One
Date:
November 15, 2002
Texas Board of Education Resolution voted by the
Texas State Board of Education encouraging school districts to discontinue
the showing of Channel One to students.
Date:
October 8, 2002
Source:
National Center for Health Statistics, HHS
Obesity continued to
increase dramatically during the late 1990s for Americans of all ages,
with nearly one-third of all adults now classified as obese.
Date:
October 2002
Authors:
Anthony Rodgers and Patrick Vaughan
Source:
World Health Organization
"[This report] shows
how the lifestyles of whole populations are changing around the world,
and the impact of these changes on the health of individuals, families,
communities, and whole populations."
Date:
October 2002
Source:
National Center of Health Statistics, HHS
Results from the 1999-2000
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured
heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 64 percent of U.S. adults
are either overweight or obese.
Date:
March 2002
Source:
North Carolina School Nutrition Committee
The consumption, health
effects, and other issues of soft drinks and children.
Advertisers' Assault on Small Towns Should Set Off Sirens
Date:
November 10, 2002
Author:
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
Source:
Sunday Oregonian
Charlotte, N.C., company
donates police cars–"emblazoned, NASCAR-style, with advertising logos."
Date:
November 5, 2002
Source:
Houston Chronicle
Editorial comments on
Texas Board of Education resolution encouraging school districts to remove
Channel One from public schools.
Date:
September 14, 2002
Author:
Jane E. Brody
Source:
The New York Times
"Children from kindergarten
through high school are being taught that 'nutrition' comes in boxes of
fast foods, candy wrappers, and soft-drink cans and bottles."
The same media that
for years spoke glowingly of Edison's accomplishments now tell a tale
of corporate woe.
Date:
August 5, 2002
Author:
Peg Tyre
Source:
Newsweek
"An army is mobilizing
in a war against junk food. The combatants: doctors, lawyers, preachers,
and moms."
Date:
Summer 2002
Authors:
Lawrence Lindner
Source:
Eating Well
An interview with Marion
Nestle, a well-respected nutritionist, who looks at why Americans are
so overfed–and so confused about what to eat. Also brief sidebar article
from her book, Food Politics.
Date:
May 26, 2002
Source:
The New York Times
This article suggests
that failing schools do not improve as a consequence of for-profit management
and that commercially run public schools often perform no better than
other public schools.
Date:
March 30, 2002
Source:
The Salt Lake Tribune
An editorial on the issues
related to advertising in schools, referencing a lecture by Alex
Molnar.
Date:
March 29, 2002
Author:
Kirsten Stewart
Source:
The Salt Lake Tribune
This article presents
some of the key issues covered in a lecture by Alex
Molnar about commercialism in schools. Subsequent dialog between audience
members and Molnar is summarized.
School Lunch Report Card
Date:
Fall 2002
Source:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine graded the nutrition quality of the menus offered
in ten of the largest U.S. school districts participating in the USDA's
national School Lunch Program.
Date:
June 14, 2002
Source:
National Governors Association
States are using innovative food and
physical activity policies/standards, healthy community design, public education, healthcare
systems, and tax strategies to address the obesity epidemic.
The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse Than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty
Date:
March 22, 2002
Institution:
RAND Health
Summary of two articles
by health economist Roland Strum and psychiatrist Kenneth Wells, two RAND
researchers, examines the comparative effects of obesity, smoking, heavy
drinking and poverty on chronic health conditions and health expenditures.