Nutrition for Family Living Monthly Newsletter - 2006 Archive

December, 2006

• Will testing your genes help you fit into your jeans?
  • http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_8177_ENU_HTML.htm
  • http://www.news.wisc.edu/13192.html
  • http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?rptno=GAO-06-977T&accno=A57580
• Since you asked…..
  • http://crisco.com/index.asp
• Reducing Children's Television-Viewing Time: A Qualitative Study of Parents and Their Children

November, 2006

• Food-Related Advertising on Preschool Television: Building Brand Recognition in Young Viewers
  • http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/nutrinet/SU/pfreeze.htm
• Insights from focus group research has implications for intergenerational and learner-centered nutrition education

October, 2006

• The American Dietetic Association's position statement on interventions for pediatric overweight
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0606.pdf
  • http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_8956_ENU_HTML.htm
• Evidence favors limiting sugar-sweetened beverages
  • http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/r2p_sweetend_beverages.pdf
  • http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/rethink_your_drink.pdf
  • http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/lessons/quick/quick-think.asp
  • http://crhreweb.uwyo.edu/WinTheRockies/how-sweet.asp
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=306
• New Institute of Medicine's Report - Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?
  • http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/index.htm
  • http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/25044/36980.aspx?printfriendly=true
  • http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11722.html

September, 2006

• An Educational Program Enhances Food Label Understanding of Young Adolescents
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/evaluate/stwevalproj/06readinglabels.doc
• Annotated List of New Teaching Materials, Guidelines and Websites
  • http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/showcat.asp?id=19
  • http://www.parentsaction.org
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/files/medther.pdf
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/files/evalprnt.pdf
  • http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0511.pdf#page=2
  • http://sne.org/mypyramid/
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=333
  • http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/healthier_you.jsp
  • http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09363.html
• Factors that Contribute to Fruit, Vegetable and Dietary Fat Intake among Adolescent Boys and Girls
• WIC Food Package Updates Are Coming
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0511.pdf
  • http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/regspublished/foodpackagesrevisions-proposedrule.htm

August, 2006

• Validation of Behavioral Intent Following a Lesson on Food Group Recommendations
  • https://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc/team/eating/eval_proj_rpt.pdf
• Report on Childhood Obesity: The Future of Children
  • http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info_show.htm?doc_id=349724
• An Updated Healthy Eating Index Will Soon Become Available Via MyPyramid.gov
• AHA’s New Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
  • http://www.americanheart.org
• Biofortified Maize: A Good Source of Vitamin A

July, 2006

• Parenting Styles Impact Children’s Weight
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=271
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=194
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/
• Soy - - a medical miracle or just another food?
  • http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=422244
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/conference/06_current_concepts.cfm
• Fighting obesity one project at a time!
  • http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1095
  • http://www.kidsnutrition.org/
  • http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/nmrr/showfullrecord.php?recordid=160&ShowSpecialFields=off
  • http://www.fshn.cahs.colostate.edu/nep/ff/index.html
  • http://www.wcchc.com
  • http://cahedev.nmsu.edu/development/eml_new/

June, 2006

• An orange a day may keep arthritis at bay!
  • http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/pipermail/phnutr-l/2005-December/007398.html
  • http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
• AAP’s New Policy Statement and Wisconsin’s New State Plan Call for Collaboration to Promote Healthy Lifestyles
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/techservices/prs/
  • http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/117/5/1834
  • http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/index.htm
• 5 A Day – Change is on the way!

May, 2006

• Child and Adult Rates of Overweight and Obesity Continue to Rise
  • https://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc/team/eating/resource/wellness.cfm
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/demographics/weight.cfm
  • http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/extension/obesity.htm
• Nutrition Education for Low-Income Adults: Learners’ reasons for participating and what they say they get out of it.

April, 2006

• Governor’s School Health Awards, Round 2
  • http://www.schoolhealthaward.wi.gov/
• The New Dietary Guidelines: How are Americans doing?
  • http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodConsumption/
  • http://www.mypyramid.gov
• Evaluation of a USDA Nutrition Education Program for Low-income Youth

March, 2006

• Examining the yellow slice of MyPyramid!
  • http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/index.html
  • http://www.mypyramid.gov/
  • http://www.peanut-institute.org

February, 2006

• New information on food labels
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html
  • http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrgqa.html
  • http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/NEW01287.html
• Is Sugar Addictive?
  • http://live.psu.edu/story/15346
• Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS)
  • http://www.gerber.com/content/usa/bin/pdf/press/FITS_FAQ.pdf
• National School Breakfast Week
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/food/schoolbreakfast/
  • http://www.schoolnutrition.org
  • http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/collection/Files/BrightIdeasSBPWeek.pdf
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm
• Stress and Weight Gain:  Are they Connected?

January, 2006

• USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Comes to Wisconsin!
  • http://www.pbhfoundation.org/pulse/policy/programs/
  • http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/menuplan/02CHAP2.pdf
• The Power of Others to Shape Our Identity: Body Image, Physical Abilities, and Body Weight
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0507.pdf#page=5
  • http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0512.pdf