Category Archives: obesity

remembering young women

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Much of the focus from the international community has been on ending child undernutrition and interventions that improve growth and development of kids. One population that has been largely neglected is adolescent girls and young women. Evidence shows that maternal … Continue reading →

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Push your fitness limits, give up sugar, cut back alcohol

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Michael Pollan is famous for his slogan: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” This is a great message because it has both health and environment benefits. I do think it is vague and actually hard to do though. And … Continue reading →

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Basta to pizza Naples? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

I recently traveled to Naples for a short weekend, and found the city to be the pulsing beat of Italy’s immense heart, or maybe it is the heart attack…More on that soon. There is so much of Naples that reminds … Continue reading →

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Discussion on global food systems: tackling malnutrition in low-income settings

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

I recently participated in a discussion at Columbia University this past March of 2011 with some of my great friends and colleagues, Glenn Denning, CJ Jones and Roseline Remans. The discussion was about the global food price crisis, the nutrition … Continue reading →

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Kessler’s take on overeating

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The former FDA commissioner, David Kessler, published a book last year, entitled “The End of Overeating.” I finally just got around to reading it, and I didn’t really put it down, except to eat and well, go to my job. … Continue reading →

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With the World Committee on Food Security meeting this week at FAO…

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

I thought I would throw in some definitions. It gets super confusing and many think that food security means military protecting national food stores, or food safety. FAO has some decent definitions here too. What does it mean to be … Continue reading →

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This has to be a joke – “The Luther Burger”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by
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Obesity rates in the US leveling off

Posted on January 23, 2010 by

Obesity levels in the United States are very high, exceeding 30% in both men and women, and in most age groups. The prevalence of obesity in adult men is 32% and in women is 35%. Obesity varies mainly with race … Continue reading →

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Obesity remains unlinked to genetic controls

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

A paper published out of the University of Cambridge in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition researched the impact of genetics on body mass index, weight for height (overall largeness) and waist circumference (abdominal obesity) of 20,431 individuals from a … Continue reading →

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McDonalds and African Americans

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

At least in New York City, all of the TV ads for McDonalds are targeting African Americans. Does anyone else find this insane? There is even a site called 365black, a McDonald’s site that says: “At McDonald’s®, we believe that … Continue reading →

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