Monthly Archives: June 2011
US Chamber Event: Marketing to Kids and Free Speech
This week the United States Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel of experts to discuss the Interagency Working Group’s proposed voluntary marketing to kids guidelines at their Spring Regulatory Affairs meeting. Check out the summary from The Hill’s Healthwatch blog: … Continue reading
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IOM Report: Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies
Today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. the Institute of Medicine released a new report on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies. This report was developed by an ad hoc committee asked to review factors of overweight and obesity … Continue reading
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Study: Child Food Allergies in Abundance
A new study from the Journal of Pediatrics reports close to eight percent or 5.9 million of all children in the United States have a food allergy. According to a summary in the Washington Post: Until now, the estimates had … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day Vitamin M Readers!
Happy Father’s Day to all of my Vitamin M readers out there that are dads. Most importantly, happy fathers day to my wonderful dad, Joe! Wishing we could be together today.
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L.A. Bans Flavored Milk in Schools
This week Los Angeles United School District become the latest school to ban flavored milk, such as chocolate and strawberry varieties due to its added sugar content. According to the the Los Angeles Times: The proposal by Superintendent John … Continue reading
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EWG Releases Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
This week the Environmental Working Group* released their 2011 guide to Pesticides in Produce. This guide provides the most and least pesticide covered fruits and vegetables. The bad news? The foods with the most pesticides include: Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches … Continue reading
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1st Lady Launches Let’s Move Childcare and Recommends Reduced Screen Time, Consistent with AAP Standards
Last week the First Lady introduced Let’s Move! Child Care, a new effort to work with child and day care providers to help children get off to a healthy start. Through a public-private partnership between the HHS, Nemours, and other partners the … Continue reading
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Friday: National Archives Launch “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” with Andres and Kummer
I’ve heard the stirrings of the new National Archives exhibit titled, “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” Now here is the description from website: Food. We love it, fear it, and obsess about it. We demand that our Government ensure that it … Continue reading
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