Mexican soda tax cuts sales of sugary soft drinks by 6% in first year | World news | The Guardian
Please explore Canada and their efforts to address tobacco and smoking. They have created many successful strategies , but appear to be lagging on soda. Paul Murphy
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Monday, 22 June 2015
Mexico's Sugary Drink Tax Makes A Dent In Consumption, Study Claims : The Salt : NPR
Mexico's Sugary Drink Tax Makes A Dent In Consumption, Study Claims : The Salt : NPR
Canada has deconstructed , legislated and educated with regards to the health perils of Tobacco for decades.
Canada has deconstructed , legislated and educated with regards to the health perils of Tobacco for decades.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Friday, 19 June 2015
How Many Lives Could a Soda Tax Save? | UC San Francisco
How Many Lives Could a Soda Tax Save? | UC San Francisco
Obesity and the Health Crisis related to it.
Obesity and the Health Crisis related to it.
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Here’s How Much A Sugary Beverage Tax Dropped Consumption Of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks In Mexico
Here’s How Much A Sugary Beverage Tax Dropped Consumption Of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks In Mexico
Please explore Tobacco legislation and advocacy in Canada.
Please explore Tobacco legislation and advocacy in Canada.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
A sugary drink tax in Mexico is driving down consumption - Business Insider
A sugary drink tax in Mexico is driving down consumption - Business Insider
Canada has deconstructed Tobacco and Smoking in countless ways,but they seemed to be confused with reagard to addressing Soda and JunkFood . Paul Murphy
Canada has deconstructed Tobacco and Smoking in countless ways,but they seemed to be confused with reagard to addressing Soda and JunkFood . Paul Murphy
Reducción en el consumo de bebidas con impuesto después de la implementación del impuesto en México
Reducción en el consumo de bebidas con impuesto después de la implementación del impuesto en México
"
REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION OF TAXED BEVERAGES AFTER THE EIMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAX IN MEXICO.
The
Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina and the
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública have estimated changes in household
purchases of beverages over the complete year of 2014, since the one
peso per liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages took effect
(January 1, 2014).The tax of approximately 10 percent applies to
nondairy and non-alcoholic beverages with added sugar.
The data
comes from a commercial panel of consumers that contains information on
purchases of beverages from households living in 53 cities with at least
50,000 residents. The model adjusts for the pre-existing downward trend
of taxed beverages since 2012 and for macroeconomic variables that can
affect purchases. Preliminary results show a 6 percent average decline
in purchases of taxed beverages over 2014 compared to pre-tax trends.
This difference accelerated over 2014 and the reduction compared to
pre-tax trends reached 12% by December 2014. All socioeconomic groups
reduced purchases of taxed beverages. Reductions were higher among lower
socio-economic households, averaging 9% decline over 2014 compared to
pre-tax trends and up to a 17% decline by Dec 2014. Results also show
roughly a 4 percent increase in purchases of untaxed beverages over
2014, mainly driven by an increase in purchased bottled plain water (tap
water intake is not collected).
These preliminary results show
average effects in the population studied. Future research would provide
estimations on subgroups (i.e. large consumers of taxed beverages) to
assess differential effects.
These results are preliminary and are
currently under peer-reviewed publication. The study is funded by
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The
research team included M. Arantxa Colchero and Juan A. Rivera,
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública INSP and Barry M. Popkin and Shu Wen
Ng, University of North Carolina.
"
"
REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION OF TAXED BEVERAGES AFTER THE EIMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAX IN MEXICO.
The
Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina and the
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública have estimated changes in household
purchases of beverages over the complete year of 2014, since the one
peso per liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages took effect
(January 1, 2014).The tax of approximately 10 percent applies to
nondairy and non-alcoholic beverages with added sugar.
The data
comes from a commercial panel of consumers that contains information on
purchases of beverages from households living in 53 cities with at least
50,000 residents. The model adjusts for the pre-existing downward trend
of taxed beverages since 2012 and for macroeconomic variables that can
affect purchases. Preliminary results show a 6 percent average decline
in purchases of taxed beverages over 2014 compared to pre-tax trends.
This difference accelerated over 2014 and the reduction compared to
pre-tax trends reached 12% by December 2014. All socioeconomic groups
reduced purchases of taxed beverages. Reductions were higher among lower
socio-economic households, averaging 9% decline over 2014 compared to
pre-tax trends and up to a 17% decline by Dec 2014. Results also show
roughly a 4 percent increase in purchases of untaxed beverages over
2014, mainly driven by an increase in purchased bottled plain water (tap
water intake is not collected).
These preliminary results show
average effects in the population studied. Future research would provide
estimations on subgroups (i.e. large consumers of taxed beverages) to
assess differential effects.
These results are preliminary and are
currently under peer-reviewed publication. The study is funded by
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The
research team included M. Arantxa Colchero and Juan A. Rivera,
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública INSP and Barry M. Popkin and Shu Wen
Ng, University of North Carolina.
"
Coke a good snack? Health experts who work with Coke say so - Health - CBC News
Saturday, 13 June 2015
FNV brings fruits and veggies marketing campaign to Fresno - Fresno Working Dads | Examiner.com
FNV brings fruits and veggies marketing campaign to Fresno - Fresno Working Dads | Examiner.com
What a Brilliant Plan to put food into the mouths of people . Paul Murphy
What a Brilliant Plan to put food into the mouths of people . Paul Murphy
Friday, 12 June 2015
Children are consuming energy drinks but are they being sold responsibly? | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
Children are consuming energy drinks but are they being sold responsibly? | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian
"The
energy drink market is booming and children are among the consumers.
Many are ignoring warning labels and opting for energy drinks, often
marketed as a stamina enhancing, natural part of a young person’s
high-octane lifestyle. "
"The
energy drink market is booming and children are among the consumers.
Many are ignoring warning labels and opting for energy drinks, often
marketed as a stamina enhancing, natural part of a young person’s
high-octane lifestyle. "
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Taxing sugary drinks would help stem childhood obesity, say health groups | Society | The Guardian
Taxing sugary drinks would help stem childhood obesity, say health groups | Society | The Guardian
This conversation is taking place across the planet and one only review Canada's efforts to combat Smoking and Tobacco use through legislation and taxation. Paul M
This conversation is taking place across the planet and one only review Canada's efforts to combat Smoking and Tobacco use through legislation and taxation. Paul M
20p tax on fizzy drinks 'would slash disease rates': Thousands of children could be saved from cancer, diabetes and heart disease in later life by new levy | Daily Mail Online
20p tax on fizzy drinks 'would slash disease rates': Thousands of children could be saved from cancer, diabetes and heart disease in later life by new levy | Daily Mail Online
'Our politicians can no longer hide behind the idea that it wouldn’t be popular, or is an untried policy.
‘We
urge London’s mayor and council leaders to include a sugary drinks duty
in their review of how London might manage devolved taxation powers,
and to make the case to Westminster for the introduction of such a duty
nationally.'
urge London’s mayor and council leaders to include a sugary drinks duty
in their review of how London might manage devolved taxation powers,
and to make the case to Westminster for the introduction of such a duty
nationally.'
The Food Industry Is Lying To You, Obesity Can't Be Outrun Without A Healthy Diet - UNILAD
The Food Industry Is Lying To You, Obesity Can't Be Outrun Without A Healthy Diet - UNILAD
"
A team of British cardiologists are keen to put an end to the myth that regular exercise is the key to tackling obesity.
The editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,
explains you can’t outrun a bad diet. And although regular exercise will
combat health issues such as heart disease, dementia, type 2 diabetes,
and some cancers, it doesn’t promote weight loss. According to the World Health Organisation,
since 1980 obesity has more than doubled. They estimate that in 2014,
1.9 billion adults were overweight with 600 million being obese. The
authors of the study believe this is down to the ‘unhelpful message’
from the food industry that obesity is caused solely by a lack of
exercise.
British cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, a critic of the food industry
blames companies such as Coca Cola for over-emphasising the role
physical activity and sport can play in preventing people becoming
overweight.
"
"
A team of British cardiologists are keen to put an end to the myth that regular exercise is the key to tackling obesity.
The editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,
explains you can’t outrun a bad diet. And although regular exercise will
combat health issues such as heart disease, dementia, type 2 diabetes,
and some cancers, it doesn’t promote weight loss. According to the World Health Organisation,
since 1980 obesity has more than doubled. They estimate that in 2014,
1.9 billion adults were overweight with 600 million being obese. The
authors of the study believe this is down to the ‘unhelpful message’
from the food industry that obesity is caused solely by a lack of
exercise.
British cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, a critic of the food industry
blames companies such as Coca Cola for over-emphasising the role
physical activity and sport can play in preventing people becoming
overweight.
"
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
‘Prejudice by teachers holds back obese pupils’ - Birmingham Post
‘Prejudice by teachers holds back obese pupils’ - Birmingham Post
"
But now several reports suggest increasing evidence these children are being discriminated against .
Angela Meadows, doctoral researcher in psychology at the University
of Birmingham, said one study of almost 6,000 pupils in the UK found
that higher body weight at age 11 predicated lower scores on
standardised tests at age 11, 13, and 16.
This was particularly the case in girls, and a decline that was not explained by lower IQs.
Ms Meadows said: “Other studies have reported similar findings,
suggesting students classified as ‘obese’ tend to be awarded lower
grades than their peers in both secondary and tertiary education,
despite no differences in intelligence or conscientiousness, and no
actual difference on standardised tests of maths or language ability.”
New figures revealed 23 per cent of Birmingham youngsters started their school lives with a weight problem.
"
"
But now several reports suggest increasing evidence these children are being discriminated against .
Angela Meadows, doctoral researcher in psychology at the University
of Birmingham, said one study of almost 6,000 pupils in the UK found
that higher body weight at age 11 predicated lower scores on
standardised tests at age 11, 13, and 16.
This was particularly the case in girls, and a decline that was not explained by lower IQs.
Ms Meadows said: “Other studies have reported similar findings,
suggesting students classified as ‘obese’ tend to be awarded lower
grades than their peers in both secondary and tertiary education,
despite no differences in intelligence or conscientiousness, and no
actual difference on standardised tests of maths or language ability.”
New figures revealed 23 per cent of Birmingham youngsters started their school lives with a weight problem.
"
DeLauro, Sánchez Introduce Legislation to Stop Five-Year Olds from Falling Into the Nutrition Gap
DeLauro, Sánchez Introduce Legislation to Stop Five-Year Olds from Falling Into the Nutrition Gap
"
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) today introduced the Wise Investment in our Children (WIC) Act.
The bill would increase the age limit for children participating in the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) for one additional year, from five to six.
“WIC currently provides nutrition services for children only up to a
child’s fifth birthday, when it is assumed that they will enroll in
kindergarten and be eligible for school meals,” DeLauro
said. “However many children do not enter school until well after their
fifth birthday. By expanding WIC to age six we close that gap and
ensure children have a strong health and nutrition foundation. No child
should be placed at a nutritional disadvantage simply because of when
their birthdate falls.” "
"
DeLauro, Sánchez Introduce Legislation to Stop Five-Year Olds from Falling Into the Nutrition Gap
The bill would increase the age limit for children participating in the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) for one additional year, from five to six.
“WIC currently provides nutrition services for children only up to a
child’s fifth birthday, when it is assumed that they will enroll in
kindergarten and be eligible for school meals,” DeLauro
said. “However many children do not enter school until well after their
fifth birthday. By expanding WIC to age six we close that gap and
ensure children have a strong health and nutrition foundation. No child
should be placed at a nutritional disadvantage simply because of when
their birthdate falls.” "
Soda tax brings needed cash to gardening program | Berkeleyside
Soda tax brings needed cash to gardening program | Berkeleyside
"
"
The Berkeley Unified School District’s beleaguered cooking
and gardening program will see a welcome injection of funds as a result
of revenues accrued from Measure D, the so-called soda tax, approved by
city residents last November.
and gardening program will see a welcome injection of funds as a result
of revenues accrued from Measure D, the so-called soda tax, approved by
city residents last November.
On Thursday, June 4, a panel appointed to allocate taxes
collected from the sugar-sweetened beverage tax recommended $250,000 be
advanced to the cooking and gardening program.
collected from the sugar-sweetened beverage tax recommended $250,000 be
advanced to the cooking and gardening program.
It was announced May 18 that the soda tax had raised $116,000 in its first month of operation.
"
Jennifer Livingston Takes on Obesity #Bullying
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Now that Ellen Degeneres has tweeted the link to my video upload, comments are moderated and will not appear until approved because this is by far getting out of hand. Even if you disagree with Jennifer Livingston, no one, I repeat NO ONE is entitled to call her any disgusting names regarding her looking! It's really a shame that something that started as a decent discussion turned into a mud fight. However it's great that my video upload made at least some of you reflect the still underrated issue of Bullying in the world and even though I'm located in Germany, I'd be thrilled if Ellen would invite Jennifer Livingston to her show (which I love by the way, both, Ellen and her awesome show!). Thank you! ♥
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WKBT anchor Jennifer Livingston took a moment during Tuesday's morning newscast (Oct. 2, 2012) to directly address a recent email she received from a viewer complaining about her weight.
"To the person who wrote me that letter — do you think I don't know that? That your cruel words are pointing out something that I don't see?" Livingston asked in response. "You don't know me. You are not a friend of mine. You are not a part of my family. And you have admitted that you don't watch this show. So you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. And I am much more than a number on the scale."
Livingston went on to say that October is National Anti Bullying Month, and that she hopes her response to the email will serve to raise awareness of bullying behavior, which is "passed down from people like the man who wrote me that email."
"If you are at home and talking about the fat news lady, guess what? Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat," Livingston said.
Livingston thanked friends, family and colleagues, saying, "I will never be able to thank you enough for your words of support, and for taking a stand against this bully. We are better than that email. We are better than the bullies that will try to take us down."
Now that Ellen Degeneres has tweeted the link to my video upload, comments are moderated and will not appear until approved because this is by far getting out of hand. Even if you disagree with Jennifer Livingston, no one, I repeat NO ONE is entitled to call her any disgusting names regarding her looking! It's really a shame that something that started as a decent discussion turned into a mud fight. However it's great that my video upload made at least some of you reflect the still underrated issue of Bullying in the world and even though I'm located in Germany, I'd be thrilled if Ellen would invite Jennifer Livingston to her show (which I love by the way, both, Ellen and her awesome show!). Thank you! ♥
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WKBT anchor Jennifer Livingston took a moment during Tuesday's morning newscast (Oct. 2, 2012) to directly address a recent email she received from a viewer complaining about her weight.
"To the person who wrote me that letter — do you think I don't know that? That your cruel words are pointing out something that I don't see?" Livingston asked in response. "You don't know me. You are not a friend of mine. You are not a part of my family. And you have admitted that you don't watch this show. So you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. And I am much more than a number on the scale."
Livingston went on to say that October is National Anti Bullying Month, and that she hopes her response to the email will serve to raise awareness of bullying behavior, which is "passed down from people like the man who wrote me that email."
"If you are at home and talking about the fat news lady, guess what? Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat," Livingston said.
Livingston thanked friends, family and colleagues, saying, "I will never be able to thank you enough for your words of support, and for taking a stand against this bully. We are better than that email. We are better than the bullies that will try to take us down."
Adjusting the scales: Obesity in the Canadian population after correcting for respondent bias
Adjusting the scales: Obesity in the Canadian population after correcting for respondent bias
Obesity report citing StatsCanada.
Tanya Navaneelan and Teresa Janz. 2014. “Adjusting the scales: Obesity in the Canadian population after correcting for respondent bias” Health at a Glance. May. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-624-X.
Obesity report citing StatsCanada.
Tanya Navaneelan and Teresa Janz. 2014. “Adjusting the scales: Obesity in the Canadian population after correcting for respondent bias” Health at a Glance. May. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-624-X.
Editor of Prestigious Medical Journal Says "Science has Taken a Turn into Darkness"
Editor of Prestigious Medical Journal Says "Science has Taken a Turn into Darkness"
Josh Paniagua
June 9, 2015
(ANTIMEDIA)
In the modern era of information, it isn’t necessarily uncommon to
stumble across average folks—who lack a formal education in any
scientific field—discussing scientific data. Thanks to the rapid
evolution of the internet, acquiring a fundamental understanding of
scientific theories is as simple as a few clicks on a keyboard and a
couple of hours of reading.
However, there is much more to the science community
than…well…science. The scientific method itself may be unquestionable.
Still, the scientists, organizations, and interpretation of data are
very much questionable.
The New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet are
two of the most esteemed and distinguished medical journals in the
world. Both have published peer-reviewed data for around 200 years.
Despite this, according to the editors of these outlets, fame and
influence don’t inherently imply integrity.
Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, recently wrote:
“Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be
untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects,
invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest,
together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious
importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness. As one
participant put it, “poor methods get results”. The Academy of Medical
Sciences, Medical Research Council, and Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council have now put their reputational weight behind
an investigation into these questionable research practices. The
apparent endemicity [i.e. pervasiveness within the scientific culture]
of bad research behaviour is alarming. In their quest for telling a
compelling story, scientists too often sculpt data to fit their
preferred theory of the world. Or they retrofit hypotheses to fit their
data. Journal editors deserve their fair share of criticism too. We aid
and abet the worst behaviours. Our acquiescence to the impact factor
fuels an unhealthy competition to win a place in a select few journals.
Our love of “significance” pollutes the literature with many a
statistical fairy-tale. We reject important confirmations. Journals are
not the only miscreants. Universities are in a perpetual struggle for
money and talent, endpoints that foster reductive metrics, such as
high-impact publication. National assessment procedures, such as the
Research Excellence Framework, incentivise bad practices. And individual
scientists, including their most senior leaders, do little to alter a
research culture that occasionally veers close to misconduct.”
And there we have it. The editor of a prestigious medical journal
that has published peer-reviewed data since 1823 has openly admitted
that the corrupt have indeed infiltrated the science community and its
media outlets. Surely, this isn’t news to many, yet millions of readers
have been and will continue to be deceived by the label of
“peer-reviewed” in spite of this blatant confession.
What one can find almost laughable is that this isn’t the first time
an editor of a prestigious medical journal has come forward and declared
the science community and its publications to be manipulated and
corrupt. In 2009, Dr. Marcia Angell of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical
research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted
physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in
this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two
decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.”
What does this information tell us? The most obvious implication is
simply that we are being lied to by the very people we trust to explore
the world around us and help us better understand it. Furthermore, it
also poses a crucial question: how deep do the roots of corruption reach
in the field of information? How much of what we think we know has
actually been the result of manipulated data? Can it be fixed? Richard
Horton, editor of the medical journal Lancet, has this to say:
“Part of the problem is that no-one is incentivised to be right.
Instead, scientists are incentivised to be productive and innovative.
Would a Hippocratic Oath for science help? Certainly don’t add more
layers of research red tape. Instead of changing incentives, perhaps one
could remove incentives altogether. Or insist on replicability
statements in grant applications and research papers. Or emphasise
collaboration, not competition. Or insist on preregistration of
protocols. Or reward better pre and post publication peer review. Or
improve research training and mentorship. Or implement the
recommendations from our Series on increasing research value, published
last year. One of the most convincing proposals came from outside the
biomedical community. Tony Weidberg is a Professor of Particle Physics
at Oxford. Following several high-profile errors, the particle physics
community now invests great effort into intensive checking and
rechecking of data prior to publication. By fi ltering results through
independent working groups, physicists are encouraged to criticise. Good
criticism is rewarded. The goal is a reliable result, and the
incentives for scientists are aligned around this goal.”
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June 9, 2015
(ANTIMEDIA)
In the modern era of information, it isn’t necessarily uncommon to
stumble across average folks—who lack a formal education in any
scientific field—discussing scientific data. Thanks to the rapid
evolution of the internet, acquiring a fundamental understanding of
scientific theories is as simple as a few clicks on a keyboard and a
couple of hours of reading.
However, there is much more to the science community
than…well…science. The scientific method itself may be unquestionable.
Still, the scientists, organizations, and interpretation of data are
very much questionable.
two of the most esteemed and distinguished medical journals in the
world. Both have published peer-reviewed data for around 200 years.
Despite this, according to the editors of these outlets, fame and
influence don’t inherently imply integrity.
Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, recently wrote:
“Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be
untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects,
invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest,
together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious
importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness. As one
participant put it, “poor methods get results”. The Academy of Medical
Sciences, Medical Research Council, and Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council have now put their reputational weight behind
an investigation into these questionable research practices. The
apparent endemicity [i.e. pervasiveness within the scientific culture]
of bad research behaviour is alarming. In their quest for telling a
compelling story, scientists too often sculpt data to fit their
preferred theory of the world. Or they retrofit hypotheses to fit their
data. Journal editors deserve their fair share of criticism too. We aid
and abet the worst behaviours. Our acquiescence to the impact factor
fuels an unhealthy competition to win a place in a select few journals.
Our love of “significance” pollutes the literature with many a
statistical fairy-tale. We reject important confirmations. Journals are
not the only miscreants. Universities are in a perpetual struggle for
money and talent, endpoints that foster reductive metrics, such as
high-impact publication. National assessment procedures, such as the
Research Excellence Framework, incentivise bad practices. And individual
scientists, including their most senior leaders, do little to alter a
research culture that occasionally veers close to misconduct.”
And there we have it. The editor of a prestigious medical journal
that has published peer-reviewed data since 1823 has openly admitted
that the corrupt have indeed infiltrated the science community and its
media outlets. Surely, this isn’t news to many, yet millions of readers
have been and will continue to be deceived by the label of
“peer-reviewed” in spite of this blatant confession.
What one can find almost laughable is that this isn’t the first time
an editor of a prestigious medical journal has come forward and declared
the science community and its publications to be manipulated and
corrupt. In 2009, Dr. Marcia Angell of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical
research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted
physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in
this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two
decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.”
What does this information tell us? The most obvious implication is
simply that we are being lied to by the very people we trust to explore
the world around us and help us better understand it. Furthermore, it
also poses a crucial question: how deep do the roots of corruption reach
in the field of information? How much of what we think we know has
actually been the result of manipulated data? Can it be fixed? Richard
Horton, editor of the medical journal Lancet, has this to say:
“Part of the problem is that no-one is incentivised to be right.
Instead, scientists are incentivised to be productive and innovative.
Would a Hippocratic Oath for science help? Certainly don’t add more
layers of research red tape. Instead of changing incentives, perhaps one
could remove incentives altogether. Or insist on replicability
statements in grant applications and research papers. Or emphasise
collaboration, not competition. Or insist on preregistration of
protocols. Or reward better pre and post publication peer review. Or
improve research training and mentorship. Or implement the
recommendations from our Series on increasing research value, published
last year. One of the most convincing proposals came from outside the
biomedical community. Tony Weidberg is a Professor of Particle Physics
at Oxford. Following several high-profile errors, the particle physics
community now invests great effort into intensive checking and
rechecking of data prior to publication. By fi ltering results through
independent working groups, physicists are encouraged to criticise. Good
criticism is rewarded. The goal is a reliable result, and the
incentives for scientists are aligned around this goal.”
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San Francisco weighs soda ad health warning | Metro
San Francisco weighs soda ad health warning | Metro
"
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco officials
are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for a favourite drink of
children and a bane of public health advocates: Sugary soda pop.
The “Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Ordinance” would require health
warnings on advertising within city limits — on billboards, walls, the
sides of cabs and buses. Supporters and opponents say San Francisco
would be the first place in the country to require warnings on ads for
soda, which is linked to rotting teeth and obesity.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday on a trio of
measures to curb soda consumption, just seven months after voters killed
a proposed tax on sweetened beverages at the ballot."
"
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco officials
are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for a favourite drink of
children and a bane of public health advocates: Sugary soda pop.
The “Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Ordinance” would require health
warnings on advertising within city limits — on billboards, walls, the
sides of cabs and buses. Supporters and opponents say San Francisco
would be the first place in the country to require warnings on ads for
soda, which is linked to rotting teeth and obesity.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday on a trio of
measures to curb soda consumption, just seven months after voters killed
a proposed tax on sweetened beverages at the ballot."
Overprotective parents harming kids' long-term health: report
Overprotective parents harming kids' long-term health: report
This is a report card on Physical Activity . I wonder how the food environment would measure up in a report card . Let's expand our thinking to explore the food environment at hospitals, drugstores, child cenetered community buildings just to name a few . Tobacco machines were removed when legisaltion began to percalate in Canada. Who are the forces hinged onto Physical Activity ? We can do better and everyday we sit and simply blame the obesity crisis onto the individual is a missed opportunity to create real change . Paul Murphy
Health Canada just dolled out 4.5 Million Dollars on Weight Loss Research. How bout some dollars on Prevention ala Tobacco Legislation in Canada.
http://www.participaction.com/report-card-2015/report-card/
This is a report card on Physical Activity . I wonder how the food environment would measure up in a report card . Let's expand our thinking to explore the food environment at hospitals, drugstores, child cenetered community buildings just to name a few . Tobacco machines were removed when legisaltion began to percalate in Canada. Who are the forces hinged onto Physical Activity ? We can do better and everyday we sit and simply blame the obesity crisis onto the individual is a missed opportunity to create real change . Paul Murphy
Health Canada just dolled out 4.5 Million Dollars on Weight Loss Research. How bout some dollars on Prevention ala Tobacco Legislation in Canada.
http://www.participaction.com/report-card-2015/report-card/
Added Sugar on the Nutrition Facts Label: Public Comments to the FDA Show Big Food is Sour on Science (2015) | Union of Concerned Scientists
Added Sugar on the Nutrition Facts Label: Public Comments to the FDA Show Big Food is Sour on Science (2015) | Union of Concerned Scientists
Scientists and public health experts overwhelmingly support the FDA's
proposal to give added sugar its own line on the Nutrition Facts Label.
The food industry? Not so much.
Scientists and public health experts overwhelmingly support the FDA's
proposal to give added sugar its own line on the Nutrition Facts Label.
The food industry? Not so much.
Four Decades of the Wrong Dietary Advice Has Paved the Way for the Diabetes Epidemic: Time to Change Course
Four Decades of the Wrong Dietary Advice Has Paved the Way for the Diabetes Epidemic: Time to Change Course
"We need new ideas and supported research to begin to protect the health and welfare of a generation of children." Paul Murphy
"We need new ideas and supported research to begin to protect the health and welfare of a generation of children." Paul Murphy
Friday, 5 June 2015
Gratitude for Public Health Progress in 2014 | US Healthy Kids
Gratitude for Public Health Progress in 2014 | US Healthy Kids
If you, the reader, are working to inpire a conversation that hopes to protect children. Good on You. Keep up with your amazing efforts .
If you, the reader, are working to inpire a conversation that hopes to protect children. Good on You. Keep up with your amazing efforts .
Big Food: Sounds a Lot Like Big Tobacco | Michael F. Jacobson
Big Food: Sounds a Lot Like Big Tobacco | Michael F. Jacobson
From the Article: " The similarities between unhealthy food and tobacco go beyond the health
effects. When it comes to corporate responsibility, executives at some
of the nation's largest food and beverage companies seem to have learned
a lot from their counterparts at Big Tobacco in aggressively promoting
consumption of unhealthy foods and, in the same breath, blaming the
consumer. "
My thoughts : Canada is a perfect example for a review of what has happened to educate tobacco users. Agents and agencies have systemically deconstructed the tobacco issue, but when it comes to dissecting the food environment we are a long long way from meaningful, tactical responses that may help to improve the health of our nation. One first step could be to remove all junk food from health centeres. Paul Murphy
From the Article: " The similarities between unhealthy food and tobacco go beyond the health
effects. When it comes to corporate responsibility, executives at some
of the nation's largest food and beverage companies seem to have learned
a lot from their counterparts at Big Tobacco in aggressively promoting
consumption of unhealthy foods and, in the same breath, blaming the
consumer. "
My thoughts : Canada is a perfect example for a review of what has happened to educate tobacco users. Agents and agencies have systemically deconstructed the tobacco issue, but when it comes to dissecting the food environment we are a long long way from meaningful, tactical responses that may help to improve the health of our nation. One first step could be to remove all junk food from health centeres. Paul Murphy
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Monday, 1 June 2015
Health Digest - May 2015- UCONN Rudd Center For Food Policy and Obesity
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Obesity is the 'new smoking' says NHS England's chief executive
Obesity is the 'new smoking' says NHS England's chief executive
"The chief executive of NHS England has said public health bodies and
educators need to tackle overeating with the same ferocity as teen
pregnancy and drink driving, labelling obesity “the new smoking”.
"The chief executive of NHS England has said public health bodies and
educators need to tackle overeating with the same ferocity as teen
pregnancy and drink driving, labelling obesity “the new smoking”.
San Francisco Lawmakers Try New Tacks to Curb Soda Drinking
San Francisco Lawmakers Try New Tacks to Curb Soda Drinking
"The science behind the impact of excessive sugar on chronic disease,
particularly in the form of sweetened beverages, is already strong and
growing," UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood said in a statement. "As a health
sciences university and leading medical center, we see it as our
responsibility to do our part to help reduce this impact on our own
community."
"The science behind the impact of excessive sugar on chronic disease,
particularly in the form of sweetened beverages, is already strong and
growing," UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood said in a statement. "As a health
sciences university and leading medical center, we see it as our
responsibility to do our part to help reduce this impact on our own
community."
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