Nutrition for Family Living Monthly Newsletter - 2002 Archive

December, 2002

• Walking and physical activity reduce hip frature risk in postmenopausal women
• Teenage girls' attitudes about milk and calcium-rich foods
• For Your Use: Why teenage girls don't drink enough milk

November, 2002

• New Recommendations to Prevent High Blood Pressure Advise Lifestyle Approaches
  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
• Reaffirming the Value of Milk for Children
  • http://www.pediatrics.org/current.shtml#COMMENTARY
  • http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/milk_facts.htm
• Gardening Influences Kids' Views on Veggies
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/
  • http://www.umd.edu/
  • http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/nfsc/
  • http://www.usda.gov/
  • http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource/farmtoschool.htm
• NutriNet News is now online
  • http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/nutrinet/

October, 2002

• To answer your question: raw food fad?
  • http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/frdheal.htm
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/hclaims.html
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
  • http://www.eatright.org/images/journal/0101/adap0101.pdf
• To answer your question: diet and breast cancer
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/vegetarian.htm
  • http://www.eatright.org/adap1197.html
• Women's folic acid intake decreases 1988-2000
  • http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5113.pdf
• Trans fats in fast food
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p6/mff/mffall.pdf
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p7/pdfs/02fatlsn.pdf
  • http://www.prnewswire.com/news/
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p3/mmpdfs/0109.pdf
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-cat.html#transfat
• Recipe Resources
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p6
  • http://www.mealtime.org
  • http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/services/nutritio.htm

September, 2002

• Sherry's late summer functional food - THE TOMATO
• Sweet Choices: Sugar Replacements for Foods and Beverages
• For Your Use: Sweet Choices: Sugar Replacements for Foods and Beverages
• To answer your question... vitamin fortified water vs. sports drinks?
  • http://www.eatright.com/erm/erm071802.html

August, 2002

• The return of the fat vs. carbohydrate debate
  • http://www.HealthFactsAndFears.com/index.html
• To answer your question... caffeine and hydration
• FDA approves new non-nutritive sweetner neotame
• Family Day: A day to eat dinner with your children
  • http://www.casacolumbia.org
• NutriNet News
  • http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/nutrinet/

July, 2002

• The nutritional consequences of flavored milk
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p3/mmpdfs/0111.pdf#page=6
• Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption among US adults
• Flaxseed – Wonder functional food or hype?
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
  • http://www.goldenflax.com
• From Wallet to Waistline: The Hiddent Costs of Super Sizing
  • http://www.aicr.org/r061802report.pdf
• Women's Health Statistics
  • http://mchb.hrsa.gov/data/women.htm
  • http://www.ask.hrsa.gov
• Team Nutrition School Projects
  • http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/bbfcsp/tn.html

June, 2002

• To answer your question: vitamins to improve memory?
• Adolescent eating patterns and diabetes risk
• Resources: DASH websites
• http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/services/nutritio.htm
• http://www.oregondairycouncil.org/dash
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/index.htm

May, 2002

• Larger portions may contribute to larger Americans
• http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/KidsPyra/LittlePyr.pdf
  http://www.usda.gov/cnpp
• For Your Use: Portion Sizes and the American Diet
  Clarifying the Controversies about Caffeine
• http://www.ific.org
  http://www.eatright.org
• The colors of nature's functional foods: Carotenoids

April, 2002

• Food Security Statistics
• http://www.frac.org/html/publications/stateofstates02.pdf
  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p7/pdfs/fdpntsvy.pdf
  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p4/pdfs/02rssecr.pdf
  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p3/pdfs/fsecupdt.pdf
  http://cf.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=42
  http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodsecurity/
• Research: Physical Activity Makes the Difference in Avoiding Weight Gain
• http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/nutrinet/
• For Your Use: Physical Activity Makes the Difference in Avoiding Weight Gain
  Sherry's Holiday Functional Food: Eggs
  Resources: American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
• http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/B3712_4.PDF
  http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
• Farmers Market Nutrition Program Update

March, 2002

• Environmental and policy determinants of physical activity in the United States
• Resources: Food Stamp Nutrition Connection
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/p6/index.html
• Resources: Food Labels
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flquiz1.html
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html
• Resources: Tips for the Savvy Supplement User
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-savvy.html
  • http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/
  • http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/NCR582.PDF
  • http://www.eatright.org/adar0202.htm

February, 2002

• Research: Parents serve as role models for eating fruits and vegetables
  • http://www.5aday.com
  • http://www.5aday.gov
  • http://www.aboutproduce.gov
• For your use...
• Research: New Concepts for Nutrition Education in an Era of Welfare Reform
• Sherry's holiday functional food: CHOCOLATE???

January, 2002

• Some Changes for 2002
• http://www1.uwex.edu/news/
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Overweight and Obesity
• http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/default.htm
• Food Trade Offs: Choosing how to eat healthfully
• http://www.usda.gov/cnpp
• http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Insights/Insight24.PDF
• For your use: Trading Off for Healthier Choices
• To answer your question... soybeans