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Junk Foods Still Plentiful At Elementary Schools

February 8th, 2012

MSNBC

By: Lindsey Tanner

Junk food remains plentiful at the nation’s elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests. Between 2006 and 2010, nearly half of public and private schools surveyed sold sweet or salty snack foods in vending machines or other places, the study found. There was little change over the four years, a surprising finding given vocal advocacy campaigns to improve kids’ diets, said researcher Lindsey Turner, a health psychologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the study’s lead author. The study focused on snacks not sold during mealtimes, which until recently weren’t subject to government nutrition standards.

Schools most likely to sell chips, cookies or similar foods were in the South, where obesity rates are the highest; these foods were scarcest at schools in the West. The results are concerning, Turner said, because they show that many schools have not heeded messages from health advocates including the Institute of Medicine, which in a 2007 report urged limiting availability of food in schools outside of mealtimes, and said these items should not be sugary, salty or fatty snack foods. Many schools in the study also offered more healthy foods outside of mealtimes, including fruit and vegetables. But selling them along with junk food may tempt kids to skip the healthy options, and sends “mixed messages about healthful nutrition,” Dr. Thomas Robinson, a Stanford University pediatrician and obesity prevention researcher.

Robinson called the study results “sobering” and said a key strategy for reversing childhood obesity includes improving nutrition in schools. Recent data suggest that almost 20 percent of elementary school children nationwide are obese. Policies that limit junk food sold in schools have been linked with less obesity among students, said C. Tracy Orleans, a senior scientist at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which paid for the study.

The study appears in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, released Monday. Robinson wrote an accompanying editorial. Anti-obesity advocates also have pushed to remove sugary sodas from schools, and some states and schools have enacted bans. Also, a 2010 report found a big decline in sales of these drinks to schools during some of the years studied. The new study, which focused only on foods, is based on surveys mailed to principals at public and private elementary schools. Nearly 4,000 responded, or more than half of those contacted. The participating schools were nationally representative and there were no geographic or economic differences in schools that didn’t respond that would affect the results, Turner said.

Overall, about 45 percent of schools sold sugary and salty snacks. Some schools sold low-fat salty snacks and baked goods, including pretzels and low-fat ice cream, but their high sugar or salt content makes them a poor choice, Turner said. Candy, salty snacks and regular-fat baked goods were more common at private schools than public schools; and low-fat ice cream was more common at both types of schools than full-fat ice cream snacks. The study authors say their results should encourage the U.S. Department of Agriculture to crack down on junk food in schools. A law enacted in December 2010, after the study ended, gives the agency authority to do so, and it is developing changes.

Before that measure, USDA policy restricted schools from selling foods “of minimal nutritional value” during mealtimes. Under the new law, the agency can set nutrition standards for all foods sold in U.S. schools.
Another USDA change announced last month focuses on making school lunches healthier, with changes including less sodium and more whole grains. The changes affecting snack foods “need to be comprehensive, they need to be strong, they need to be specific,” and they could be “a game-changer,” said Orleans. A website for the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service says restricting these foods can pose challenges for schools, because many rely on sales of snack foods to boost revenue. But it also explains why changes are needed.

“The constant availability of foods and beverages may increase the likelihood of impulse buying and contribute to overeating by some students,” the USDA website says. It lists states and school districts that have imposed some restrictions on these foods.

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Lawsuit Slams “All Natural” Snack Makers for Containing Harmful GMO Ingredients

February 1, 2012

Activist Post

By Anthony Gucciardi

“If it says “all natural” – read the ingredients and the maker of the food.  If it’s a mainstream food company, stay away.”  –KTRN

Does the term ‘all natural’ really mean anything when it comes to food labeling? Increasingly, the evidence says absolutely not.

A new lawsuit launched from New York highlights the real lack of meaning behind the ‘all natural’ marketing stunt, stating that Frito-Lay’s popular ‘all natural’ snack foods like Tostitos and SunChips are actually made with genetically modified ingredients.

Chris Sakes leads the suit against the mega snack corporation, filing a class-action lawsuit that sheds light on the ‘all natural’ labeling scam.

Shake said that Frito-Lay products are not natural at all, as they contain corn oils and genetically modified plants. What is this phony ‘all natural’ claims worth? About 10 cents more than competing brands that do not claim to be all natural, which contain virtually the same ingredients.

The lawsuit reported that independent testing actually confirmed the presence of corn and vegetables oils as well as GMOs within the popular snack brands.n>

Genetically Modified Ingredients — Far From Natural

In response, a Frito-Lay spokesman stated that the ‘all natural’ statement on its packaging “complies with all regulatory requirements.”

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The Kevin Trudeau Show: 7-16-11

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Popcorn a Hidden Source of Antioxidants, Study Says

August 19, 2009

ABC News

By Joseph Brownstein

Popcorn, the movie-accompanying favorite snack, can also be a good source of fiber and antioxidants, says a new study presented Tuesday.

In addition to the finding that cold, oat-based cereals provide the best source of morning milk-bowl-spoon-based antioxidants, the researchers found that popcorn provides more of the dietary fiber and antioxidants than any other snack food, according to findings presented at the meeting of the American Chemical Society.

“It’s a whole grain, people don’t think of it that way but it is,” said Keith-Thomas Ayoob, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in response to the study’s findings. “It’s a different form of corn, but it’s definitely a whole grain.”

Joe Vinson, a professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and the study’s lead author, said there are a number of reasons for popcorn’s nutritional value.

“The more processed the grain is, you’re losing nutrients and antioxidants,” he said. “The closer you can get to the plant, the better off you are.”

In the case of popcorn, he explained, the antioxidants are protected from the sun in the drying process, and the corn loses only a little bit of them when it is popped. Additionally, through the whole process, the fiber provided by the whole grain is not removed.

“If you can air-pop your popcorn and then add a minimal amount of salt, you’d have the best popcorn,” Vinson said.

But while popcorn may have the potential to be a healthy addition to the diet, there are some obstacles.

“Eating plain popcorn is like eating cardboard, and therein lies the problem,” said Andrew F. Smith, author of “Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America.”

While popcorn could be healthy, he said, “It isn’t, because most of us, including myself, love salt, love butter, and love everything else about it. Most people don’t make it right.”

While he doesn’t feel popcorn presents a healthy snack option, Smith expressed disappointment that popcorn manufacturers haven’t created a healthy, yet tasty version of their snack.

“They haven’t done so. I wish they could. I like popcorn,” he said.

Dr. David L. Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, confirmed Smith’s sentiments.

“The real issue with popcorn is what gets added to it, and frankly that’s often an issue with foods in the modern food supply,” he said. “If you add a lot of butter and salt to popcorn, it merely becomes the delivery vehicle for a lot of bad stuff.”

Problems in the Food Chain
“Whole grains are what you want to get from a snack or a cereal, so you’re looking for whole grains as the first ingredient,” Vinson said.

He noted, however, that the advisory doesn’t tend to match the reality on store shelves.

“We do consume what the government wants in terms of the amount of grains, but we’re only consuming a third of them as whole grains,” said Vinson.

He noted that of the grains people consume, at least half — and ideally all — should be whole grains. But for a product to be labeled “whole grain,” he said, a simple majority of the grains it contains need to be whole, not all of them.

When it comes to the nutrients themselves, he said, “They are somewhat removed when you refine grain.”

A similar problem to that of popcorn happens in tortilla chips.

“Tortilla chips, which are becoming very popular, that’s made with whole grain corn but it’s alkali-processed, so it destroys a lot of the antioxidants,” Vinson said.

Katz expressed some optimism that popcorn could be made to fit those standards.

“Like most other whole grains, it’s an excellent source of fiber, and fiber is typically deficient in the average American diet,” he said. “Essentially what you’re looking for … is either just popcorn that you can then lightly salt, or popcorn where the only additions to it are other healthy items. Some of the microwave popcorn has minimal additives to it. Lightly salted is fine.”

Katz said that a little olive or canola oil could also be added for taste.

Taking Back Snack Time
“One of the nice things about popcorn is that it’s a ‘fun food,’” said Katz, noting that it presents an enjoyable food that can also provide nutrition.

But both he and Ayoob noted that fruit — when served in a form where it is presented as finger food — can provide a healthier option.

“Any fresh fruit is going to trump most other things,” Ayoob said. “In the time it takes you to pop the popcorn in the microwave, you could also cut up some fruit instead.”

Ayoob noted that popcorn could also be used as a healthier snack because of its volume rather than just any nutrition it might provide.

“It’s one of those snacks that’s filling, and since it’s light … it’s going to take you a little longer to plow through seven and a half cups of popcorn,” he explained, referring to the volume provided by a bag of microwave popcorn from his desk.

“It’s got more fiber than most other snacks, and it’s going to take longer to eat. The time factor means you’re going to get full,” Ayoob said. “In the same time, you could consume a lot more calories in chips.”

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