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A burger, two tacos and fries: Jumbo Deal provides 93% of daily saturated fat
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on January 18, 2011 Have you seen the new TV commercial for Jack-in-the-Box set in a busy police precinct? A confident, all-business police detective barks into the phone: “Tell the Mayor to shove it.” He slams down the phone, walks purposely across the room and asks outloud: “Hey rookie, did you get lunch?” A guy in a black police…
What Will the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines Advise?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on October 8, 2010 The Washington Post’s Jane Black gives us a heads-up about the forthcoming update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Every five years, USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion issues new dietary guidelines based on analysis by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a group of scientific experts appointed by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA.…
Fat but Fit? Research on Obesity and Health
Posted by Liz Borkowski on September 28, 2010 Peter Janiszewski at Obesity Panacea has posted a fascinating series on the issue of people who are obese but metabolically healthy. We worry about rising rates of obesity because obesity increases the risk for health problems like diabetes and cardiovascular disease — but what if that’s not universally true? And if it turns out that…
Light Rail and Obesity in one NC City
Posted by Liz Borkowski on September 1, 2010 As we try to figure out how to curb an unhealthy increase in obesity, one of the factors under consideration is the built environment. Those who in live in places where few destinations are within walking/biking distance, public transit is limited, and the environment is unfriendly to pedestrians and cyclists may find it harder to…
Should DC Tax Soda?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on May 17, 2010 Earlier this month, the DC City Council passed the Healthy Schools Act, which will raise nutritional standards for school meals, increase the amount of physical and health education students receive, create school gardens, and do all kinds of other commendable things. The difficult part is that it’ll cost $6.5 million annually, and we’re in the…