In the struggle against childhood obesity, listening to kids and paying attention to what they say is tremendously important. Dr. Pretlow has learned this from years of watching the results come in to the Weigh2Rock website, which was created primarily to give kids a voice. They express anger, frustration, discouragement, shame, and anxieties. It was [...]
Globesity – the Big Picture
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Spiegel reporter Catherine Cheney interviewed Carolyn Banfalvi, who guides tourists around Hungary on gourmet tours. This expert, in a position to know exactly what the local diet consists of, is quoted as saying: Hungarians are really into desserts… the salads are just different plates of pickled vegetables… What they call bacon here is often pieces [...]
Jamie Oliver’s Crusade Against Childhood Obesity
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When British chef Jamie Oliver came over to America to spend several years as an ambassador for better eating, he brought along high hopes of saving lives in his own, kitchen-based way, and found, not surprisingly, that this is one of the unhealthiest countries in the world. He wrote: Diet-related disease is the biggest killer [...]
What’s Going On With Globesity?
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Really, it’s a situation that a being from another planet might have trouble wrapping its head around, if it had a head. On Earth, 15% of the humans exist in a state of hunger, while 20% are overweight. Conceptually, it looks a bit like the sculpture shown on this page. In some places, there is [...]
Cravings and Temptations
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What’s the difference between a craving and a temptation? A craving is self-generated. It’s intrinsic. It comes from within. You’re sitting around, minding your own business, and suddenly realize you want something sweet or crunchy, or salty. So you go forth in search of it, in the kitchen or at the 24-hour Chocolate-Covered Bacon Shack [...]
Eye in the Pie
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a really interesting list, titled “25 Facts You Should Share for School Lunch Week,” and although School Lunch Week was in October, there is no point in waiting until next October to become informed about these matters. Of course, consulting the original article is recommended. One of the subjects covered was recently discussed by [...]
Temptation Is Everywhere
December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Childhood Obesity News has been talking about holiday problems, including the superabundance of food in many households. A mom/hostess might fix lots of healthy snacks, but a bachelor uncle will probably stop off at the Chocolate-Covered Bacon Shack for a Bonanza Bucket, and make that his contribution to the family meal. It’s all part of [...]
Visions of Sugarplums
December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Childhood Obesity News has talked before about how so many different cultures have been similar, all over the globe and throughout history. Human societies mark important days with food. If resources allow it, holiday food is richer and sweeter than plain old everyday grub, and more plentiful. The association of celebration with feasting is one [...]
Globesity Marches On
December 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Childhood obesity and adult obesity continue to afflict countries around the world. Laurie Cunningham used an interesting new word: globesity. It’s all over the place. Unfortunately, the author of the news article under consideration today is not credited, but it comes from the website EurActiv.com. There seems to be a growing conviction in the European [...]
Conflict-Cola Never Quits
November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Conflict-cola is astonishingly capable of stirring up controversy, as Forbes writer Trevor Butterworth recently confirmed in a defense of the very controversial Dr. David Allison. It’s a big question in the childhood obesity field, and arguments were started by an ABC News show called, Is ‘Big Food’s Big Money Influencing the Science of Nutrition? Dr. [...]
