food subsidies and obesity
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Nikki commented:It's VERY interesting when you look at what State governments are doing to combat obesity, or not doing. And what the CDC is reporting lately. Take our great state of Michigan that launched a nutrition program for select food stamp recipients... in concept it was good, but legislators are not public health officials and public health officals have probably never looked at the true cost of nutrition--which is increasingly sad. Even more saddening is that it takes a researcher (or 5--it's a hot topic right now in obesity research) to point it out to those providing the care... and believe it or not, the providers question the validity of the research--even when the proof is standing in front of them telling them it's true.on Mon Apr 23 21:21:49 2007 |
Heidi commented: I knew it was Michael Pollan before I even clicked the link. If i knew when your birthday was I would buy you his books, since you tend to link to/talk about his kind of stuff fairly frequently. Then again, maybe i should worry about getting you and Sasha a wedding present and Sasha a birthday present before I do that. Also, I should go back to working on my prelims, which have only made me cry twice today. :( I prefer to do my worrying in short, catastrophic bursts.on Tue Apr 24 03:16:56 2007 |
Derek (Erb) commented: All of this was actually previously described, in greater detail and historically over time, in an excellent book:on Tue Apr 24 13:30:40 2007 |
David commented: I absolutely have to agree that none of the information is new. However, I thought the tie to the fact that we are on the one hand calling obesity an 'epidemic', and funding lots of programs, while simultaneously funding the source of the problem was nice.on Tue Apr 24 18:13:18 2007 |
David commented: By the way - there's a form to submit your opinion to the ag department, if you think it will do any good.on Tue Apr 24 18:25:10 2007 |