The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and McDonald’s released an updated agreement that clarifies that the chain will indeed phase out listing soda on the kids’ meal section of its menu boards. Taking soda off the Happy Meal section of menu boards at McDonald’s is an important step toward healthier kids meals and healthier children. It is a step that should be immediately adopted by Burger King, Wendy’s, and other restaurants.
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October 13, 2013
McDonald's Clarifies Plan to Remove Soda from Happy Meals
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and McDonald’s released an updated agreement that clarifies that the chain will indeed phase out listing soda on the kids’ meal section of its menu boards. Taking soda off the Happy Meal section of menu boards at McDonald’s is an important step toward healthier kids meals and healthier children. It is a step that should be immediately adopted by Burger King, Wendy’s, and other restaurants.
August 1, 2013
El Ministerio de Sanidad y ATRESMEDIA se unen contra la obesidad infantil
La Ministra de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Ana Mato, y el Consejero Delegado de ATRESMEDIA, Silvio González, han firmado un convenio de colaboración que tiene como objetivo desarrollar acciones de sensibilización y concienciación en materia de prevención de la obesidad infantil. Este convenio tendrá como marco de actuación EL ESTIRÓN, la iniciativa de Responsabilidad Corporativa de ATRESMEDIA que nació en mayo de 2011.June 27, 2013
Negative public health campaigns may undermine weight loss goals
Public health campaigns that stigmatize obese people by using negative images or text do not motivate them to lose weight any more than more neutral campaigns, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In fact, negative campaigns may backfire by undermining a person's belief that he or she is capable of losing weight.May 24, 2013
L'assiette des enfants: une enquête surprenante des médecins de l'ASEF*
En France un enfant sur cinq serait touché par le surpoids. Problème alimentaire, manque d’activités : il est parfois difficile d’inverser la tendance pour les parents. Les médecins de l’ASEF ont mené une enquête auprès de plus de 910 écoliers pour faire le point sur leur alimentation et les sensibiliser aux liens entre leur assiette et leur santé.
ASEF: L'Association Santé Environnement France, qui rassemble aujourd'hui près de 2 500 médecins en France
- Á table près d’un enfant sur quatre boit du sirop, du jus de fruit ou du soda !
- Ils sont 87% à ne pas savoir ce qu’est une betterave !
- Un quart d’entre eux ne savent pas que les frites sont faites à partir de pommes de terre!
October 2, 2012
Anti-Obesity Ads Blaming Overweight Parents
New Anti-Obesity Ads Blaming Overweight Parents Spark Criticism
The ads were created by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
"Our intent in creating these ads was really just to show good parents having moments of realization that they needed to change their own behavior in order to send the right message to their kid," Marc Manley says (Vice President and Chief Pevention Officer)
He says, the problem of obesity in Minnesota and nationwide is so tough, they needed a new, more dramatic approach.See Video
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