From Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us Tue Feb 3 11:28:33 2009 From: Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us (Jennifer L YOUNG) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:28:33 -0800 Subject: [Jog] Fwd: DASH website info for NCO group References: Message-ID: <49882A5C.7FF0.00B9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Forwarding from a colleague - a great new resource for Oregonians! DASH Diet Oregon www.dashdietoregon.org ( http://www.dashdietoregon.org/ ) We are excited to share with you DASH Diet Oregon- www.dashdietoregon.org ( http://www.dashdietoregon.org/ )- a free online resource for consumers and health professionals all about the DASH eating plan. You may know DASH as an eating plan specific to reducing hypertension, but the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends it as an all around healthful (and delicious) eating plan. DASH may reduce the risk of other chronic diseases and certain cancers, which lead to the Center for Science in the Public Interest calling it the *diet for all diseases.* While you*re visiting www.dashdietoregon.org ( http://www.dashdietoregon.org/ ), be sure to take our interactive self-assessment quiz, Rate Your Plate ( http://www.dashdietoregon.org/Rate-Your-Plate ), and see how you stack up to the DASH Eating Plan. You will also find free downloadable worksheets ( http://www.dashdietoregon.org/resources ) like the Daily DASH Tracker, Weekly Meal Planner, DASH Shopping List, and DASH- One Step at a Time, to use in your classes and one-on-one with clients. If you have questions or comments, please contact Garrett Berdan, RD, LD at garrettb at oregondairycouncil.org or 503-229-5033. Garrett Berdan, RD, LD Nutrition Educator and Chef Nutrition Education Services/Oregon Dairy Council 10505 SW Barbur Blvd Portland, OR 97219 (503) 229 5033 garrettb at oregondairycouncil.org www.oregondairycouncil.org New DASH Eating Plan website www.dashdietoregon.org Jennifer Young, MPH, RD Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator Office of Family Health Public Health Division, DHS 800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 825 Portland, OR 97232 telephone: (971) 673-0245 fax: (971) 673-0240 jennifer.l.young at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us Thu Feb 19 14:17:03 2009 From: Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us (Jennifer L YOUNG) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:17:03 -0800 Subject: [Jog] fwd: [Prc-obesity-network-cwh] Joy of Cooking or Obesity? Message-ID: <499D69DA.7FF0.00B9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> FYI - I found this quite interesting. Jennifer Compliments of ... ********************************************* Center for Family and Community Health School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley http://cfch.berkeley.edu A CDC Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Research ********************************************* Joy of Cooking' or 'Joy of Obesity'? In the classic cookbook, published since 1931, changes in ingredients and serving sizes have led to a 63% increase in calories per serving in 17 of the recipes, a study shows. Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2009 Restaurants get a bad rap for serving gargantuan portions of food and contributing to Americans' expanding waistlines. But what if something in your home were equally guilty? Something as innocent as . . . "Joy of Cooking"? The classic cookbook, first published in 1931, has done some girth-expanding of its own, a study has found. Published as a letter Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the report examined 18 classic recipes found in seven editions of the book from 1936 to 2006. It found that calorie counts for 14 of the recipes have ballooned by an average of 928 calories, or 44%, per recipe. And serving sizes have grown as well. Take beef stroganoff: In the 1997 edition, the recipe called for three tablespoons of sour cream. The 2006 edition calls for one cup. Then there's waffles: In 1997, the basic recipe made 12 six-inch waffles; in 2006, the same ingredients made about six waffles. Overall, the scientists found, changes in ingredients and serving sizes led to a 63% increase in calories per serving in 17 of the recipes between 1936 and 2006. "When we talk about obesity, people like to plant the source of the issue on away-from-home dining," said Brian Wansink, the study's co-author and director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. "But that raised the thought in my mind: Is that really the source of things?. . . . What has happened in what we've been doing in our own homes over the years?" Wansink and co-author Collin Payne, assistant professor of marketing at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, said they wanted to quantify how home cooking had changed, but knew that doing it anecdotally wasn't scientific. So they turned to cookbooks, settling on "Joy of Cooking" because of its history and the fact that it had enough recipes carried through all editions. In addition to beef stroganoff and waffles, recipes chosen for analysis included macaroni and cheese, goulash, Spanish rice, brownies, sugar cookies and apple pie. Wansink said similar calorie increases were found in other enduring recipe books such as the "Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book." The study found that some of the added calories in the dishes came from a substitution of ingredients -- extra meat instead of vegetables, for example. Back in the day, meat was expensive, so less of it was used, he said. In other recipes, Wansink said, sauces were added, or more butter or sugar, or extras such as nuts and raisins. "They're now there for a little more excitement," he said. Cultural shifts may have also had an effect on recipe ingredients and portion sizes, Wansink added. Families have gotten smaller, so a dish that once was consumed by eight people is now consumed by four. And because sizes of dinner plates have grown over the years, a standard 2-ounce portion of pasta can now look diminutive. Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, a Roseville, Calif.-based registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Assn., said she was surprised by the findings. "I would have expected that with the increasing awareness of nutrition, the calories would have been lower or stayed the same," she said. Beth Wareham, editor of the 2006 edition, is not losing sleep over the study. "It's such a tiny number of recipes. It's really a non-event," she said. She said that the book has become more healthful overall, booting out many processed foods in favor of fresh ingredients. The 2006 edition has a chapter on nutrition written by Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health. In putting together the latest edition, writers and recipe-testers used their common sense in terms of ingredients and serving sizes, Wareham said -- and they figured readers have some common sense of their own. "We give Americans credit," she added, "for knowing that eating a brownie is not as good as eating a plate of whole grains and vegetables." Average caloric content in "Joy of Cooking" by publication year. See link for graph: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-joy17-2009feb17,0,7687368.story Jennifer Young, MPH, RD Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator Office of Family Health Public Health Division, DHS 800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 825 Portland, OR 97232 telephone: (971) 673-0245 fax: (971) 673-0240 jennifer.l.young at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us Mon Feb 23 16:03:38 2009 From: Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us (Jennifer L YOUNG) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:03:38 -0800 Subject: [Jog] [Prc-obesity-network-cwh] Obesity Takes Toll on Young Americans Message-ID: <49A2C8D5.7FF0.00B9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> FYI - Jennifer Compliments of ... ********************************************* Center for Family and Community Health School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley http://cfch.berkeley.edu A CDC Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Research ********************************************* Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans CDC annual report on nation's health focuses on those aged 18 to 29 HealthDay News, February 19, 2009 Increased rates of obesity and lack of insurance coverage are among the many health challenges facing young American adults, according to just-released statistics. A special section on young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 is featured in the annual report on the nation's health from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among its findings: * In the past three decades, obesity rates among young adults have tripled, from 8 percent in 1971-74 to 24 percent in 2005-06. * In 2006, 34 percent of adults ages 20 to 24 were uninsured, compared to 29 percent of those ages 25 to 29 and 21 percent of those ages 18 to 19. * Between 2004 and 2006, 17 percent of young adults reported needing but not receiving at least one of the following health services because they couldn't afford them: medical care, prescription medicines, mental health care, or eyeglasses. * Between 1999 and 2004, almost 9 percent of adults ages 20 to 29 reported major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, or panic disorder within the past year. * Young adults also have the highest rate of injury-related emergency department visits of all age groups. And in 2005, unintentional injuries or accidents, homicide, and suicide accounted for 70 percent of deaths among young adults. In addition to the special section on young adults, the report also found for the population as a whole: * Life expectancy increased by 3.6 years for men and by 1.9 years for women between 1990 and 2006. In recent years, death rates for heart disease, stroke and cancer have continued to decline. * Between 2003 and 2006, 65 percent of men and 80 percent of women aged 75 and older reported having high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medications, compared to about 36 percent of adults ages 45 to 54. * Within the same time frame, cholesterol-lowering drugs helped reduce the proportion of adults with high cholesterol to 16 percent. Women aged 55 and older are much more likely than men in that age group to have high cholesterol. * About 25 percent of adults aged 60 and older had diabetes in 2003-06. * While not increasing as rapidly as in the past decade, obesity rates remain high. More than a third of adults age 20 and older were obese in 2005-2006. === Top Health Risks for Young Adults Accidents Are the Leading Cause of Death; Long-Term Health Risks Include Smoking, Obesity, Inactivity Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News, Feb. 18, 2009 Youth is often painted as a time of picture-perfect health, but that's not necessarily reality, a new CDC report shows. The CDC today released its latest roundup of U.S. health statistics, with a special focus on young adults 18-29. Highlights of the findings on young adults include: * Top cause of death: Unintentional injuries, which killed about 40 per 100,000 young adults in 2005. * Smoking ( http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/default.htm> ): 29% of men and 21% of women 18-29 smoke cigarettes as of 2006. * Obesity ( http://www.webmd.com/diet/tc/obesity-overview> ): 24% of young adults are obese, and 28% more are overweight but not obese as of 2005-2006. Obesity rates for young adults tripled between 1971-1974 and 2005-2006. * Regular physical ( http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/default.htm> ) activity: Only 36% of young adults get regular physical activity in their spare time as of 2005-2006. That's better than the rate for older adults but below national goals. * Strength ( http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/health-fitness-get-strong> ) training at least twice per week: Done by only 26% of young adults in 2005-2006. * No health insurance: About a third of young adults 20-24 were uninsured in 2006. The new CDC report, which is more than 600 pages long, isn't only about young adults. Here's a quick look at some of the health stats for the nation as a whole: * Life expectancy is up. As the CDC first reported last year, life expectancy for babies born in 2006 is 78.1 years, a record high. Life expectancy is still lower for men than for women and for African-Americans than for whites, but those gaps are narrowing. And among 37 countries and territories that submitted life expectancy data in 2004, the U.S. ranked 23rd for men and 25th for women (Hong Kong was No. 1 for men and Japan was No. 1 for women.) * Top causes of death: Deaths from heart ( http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/default.htm> )disease, stroke, and cancer continue to drop but are still the nation's top three causes of death. * Obesity: Still rising, but more slowly than in past decades. More than one-third of adults aged 20 and older are obese as of 2005-2006. * Aging: People aged 75 and older made up 6% of the national population in 2006 and their ranks will double by 2050, the CDC predicts. SOURCES: CDC: "Health, United States, 2008." http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us Thu Feb 26 09:43:04 2009 From: Jennifer.L.Young at state.or.us (Jennifer L YOUNG) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:43:04 -0800 Subject: [Jog] Physical Activity in schools and the workplace Message-ID: <49A66423.7FF0.00B9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Hello everyone, As I was driving into work today, I heard two wonderful features on the radio about physical activity - one discussing a pilot project with elementary school students and the other describing short physical activity breaks in the work place. They both were excellent and provided great information and food for thought. To listen or learn more go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101149470 Also if you're interested, NPR is holding a "live chat" on physical activity mini-breaks which started this morning. The website listed above has more information. Jennifer Jennifer Young, MPH, RD Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator Office of Family Health Public Health Division, DHS 800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 825 Portland, OR 97232 telephone: (971) 673-0245 fax: (971) 673-0240 jennifer.l.young at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: