Nutrition for Family Living Monthly Newsletter - 2005 Archive

December, 2005

• The role of parents and communities in obesity prevention
  • http://www.bcm.edu/pa/childsweight.htm
  • http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/23/369/0.pdf
• Three reports that inform Extension education to address child obesity issues
  • http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06127r.pdf
  • http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/householdbehaviors.pdf
  • http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=22596
• What’s happening with wholegrain consumption?
  • http://www.ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/April05/Findings/WholeGrainConsumption.htm
  • http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB5/

November, 2005

• WIC Changes Formula Provision in January 2006
• Review of MyPyramid for Kids materials
  • http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mypyramidclassroom.html
• New Resources on School Health and Childhood Obesity Prevention
  • http://dpi.wi.gov/ne/tn.html
  • http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/special_exclusive.php
  • http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/filelib/stateaction/profiles/Wisconsin.pdf
  • http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm
  • http://www.schoolhealthaward.wi.gov/
  • https://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc/team/eating/resource/wellness.cfm
• Breakfast and BMI: 2 new studies 'weigh' in

October, 2005

• Don’t dismiss alpha-carotene for your vitamin A needs!
• Why Don’t the Dietary Guidelines Emphasize Glycemic Index?
  • http://print.nap.edu/pdf/0309085373/pdf_image/211.pdf
  • http://www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/index_19161.cfm

September, 2005

• Register Now for the Wisconsin Nutrition Education Network's 2006 "Stepping Up to a Healthy Lifestyle" Campaign
  • http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/nutrinet
• What Do Family Living Specialists Have to Say about We Can?
  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#wecan
  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan_mats/toolkit_a2.pdf
  • http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
  • http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
  • http://www.nci.nih.gov/
• A Healthy Diet Cannot be Substituted with Supplements
  • http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/supplements.aspx
• Helping People to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
  • http://www.5aday.org/commcenter/actionplan/index.php
• Statistical Sourcebook from American Heart Association and R.W. Johnson Foundation
  • http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030570

August, 2005

• Another reason to eat your vegetables!
• Review of "Super Size Me" - the educationally enhanced DVD
• Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: An implementation plan to improcve the health of the public - implementation plan summary
  • http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/statehealthplan/Implementation/index.htm
• Background information for MyPyramid and highlights from IFT

July, 2005

• Breakfast-Is it the most important meal of the day for children and adolescents?
• When it comes to variety, more is better -- sometimes!
• The ABCs of Behavior Modification for Obesity

June, 2005

• Weighing in on Mortality Risk
• Making it Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories: A New Resource
• http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/makingithappen.html
• https://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc/team/eating/resource/wellness.cfm

May, 2005

• Marvelous Mushrooms
• http://www.nutritionquest.com
• http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
• Reflections on the Cost of Eating Well and Recent Research on Eating Patterns
• http://aic.ucdavis.edu/pub/briefs/IB%2029.pdf
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0311.pdf#page=4
• http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Consumption/
• http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib790/aib790e.pdf
• http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AIB796/
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=32
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/teach/mff/index.cfm
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=240
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=302
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/teach/foodfact.cfm
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=242
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=243
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=305
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=209
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=135
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=141
• http://www.fcs.uga.edu/noahnet/lp/wgrains/WholeGrains_Lesson2_Breads_Oct04.pdf
• Announcement

April, 2005

• Factors that predict fat intake behaviors differ between obese and normal-weight mothers
• http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04facts/healthbehaviors.htm
• Calcium and Weight
• http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/default.htm
• Functional Fat: An Aid in the Struggle for Weight Loss?
• Weight loss and exercise are cost-effective in the prevention of diabetes

March, 2005

• The School Breakfast Program
• https://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc/team/eating/resource/nsbw.cfm
• Parental Attitudes Toward Soft Drink Vending Machines in High Schools
• Fatty Acids 101: The Alpha and Omega
  • http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
  • http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006581

February, 2005

• Energy/calorie density
• http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/PDF/D2_Energy.pdf
• http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/DGA2005.pdf
• Could Late Nights Lead to Obesity?
• Highlights of the 2005 Dietary Guidleines for Americans
  • http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

January, 2005

• The Effect of Parent-Child Feeding Strategies on Children's Eating and Weight - what do we know?
• The Tanumihardjo Lab Challenge: Add Walking to Your New Year's Resolutions
• http://www.health.harvard.edu
• New booklets from FDA on using food labels and choosing dietary supplements
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
• Physical Activity Initiatives
  • http://www.badgerstategames.org/health/index.php?category_id=983
  • http://www.wisconsinchallenge.org
  • http://www.americaonthemove.org/
  • http://www.strongwomen.com/index.stm
  • http://www.presidentschallenge.com/