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RAISING HEALTHY FAMILIES

RAISING HEALTHY FAMILIES. Jeanie Redick, CN E AT FOR L IFE www.eatforlife.org. THE SOBERING TRUTH. “Today’s generation of children may be the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their parents.”. U.S. Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona. MD, MPH, FACS. TRUE OR FALSE?.

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RAISING HEALTHY FAMILIES

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  1. RAISING HEALTHY FAMILIES Jeanie Redick, CN EAT FOR LIFE www.eatforlife.org

  2. THE SOBERING TRUTH “Today’s generation of children may be the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their parents.” U.S. Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona. MD, MPH, FACS

  3. TRUE OR FALSE? 20% of Americans are considered healthy.

  4. FALSE • Only 3% are considered healthy • Criteria for being considered healthy: • don’t smoke (76%) • maintain a healthy weight (40% ) (BMI 20-25) wt in lbs X 705 = BMI (ht in in.)2 • eat 5 or more fruits and vegetables a day (23% ) • get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity at least 5 times a week (22% ) • http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050425_health_life.html

  5. A BASIC NEED OF MAN “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” LeRochefoucauld circa 1650

  6. Health Care in America • “Managed Care” • Disease Care • Disease Prevention • Healthful Living

  7. GENERATION XXL • The CDC estimates that if current obesity trends continue, 1/3 of all children, and 1/2 of African American and Hispanic children, born in 2000 will develop diabetes.

  8. CHILDHOOD OBESITY INCREASING

  9. 1/3 of kids are overweight or at risk of being overweight Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults Obesity related illnesses kill approx 400,000 Americans each year – almost as much as smoking. Overweight or obese adults are at risk for many health problems: heart disease type 2 diabetes high blood pressure some forms of cancer OVERWEIGHT RISKS • CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study, 2003 Data

  10. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS AGED 9- 13 YEARS • 38.5% reported involvement in organized sports today • 1969 – 80 % of kids played sports every day • In most gym classes kids are aerobically active for 3 minutes CDC MMR Weekly, August 22, 2003/52(33);785-788

  11. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS • 23% of kids reported participating in NO physical activities during the prior month • 53% do not meet recommendations for moderate physical activity • 74% do not meet recommendations for vigorous physical activity • Only 28% of high school students participate in daily PE classes; of these only 39% are physically active during PE class • Which means…only 11% of high school students are physically active during daily PE classes CDC MMR Weekly, September 17, 2004/ 53(36);844-847

  12. DINING OUT • Each day 1 in 4 Americans eat @ a fast food restaurant. • 70% of kids aged 6-8 think fast food is healthier than home cooked food. • Each day 40% of adults eat out at a restaurant. • In the USA we eat more than 1,000,000 animals each hour. • Food production has changed more in the last 30 years than in the last 30,000 years!

  13. 1955 Weight of average serving of French fries = 2.4 oz Typical hamburger = 1 oz Typical hamburger = 210 calories 1968 there were 1,000 McD’s 1970 there were 70,000 fast food restaurants in USA In 1960, French fries consumed annually per American = 3.5 lbs Today Wt of average serving of French fries = 7.1 oz Typical hamburger = 6 oz Typical hamburger = 618 calories 31,000 McD’s worldwide Over 186,000 fast food restaurants in USA French fries consumed annually per American = 30 lbs. HOW MUCH HAS FAST FOOD CHANGED?

  14. WHAT’S IN YOUR BURGER? 1,000 COWS Center for Disease Control

  15. WHAT’S IN YOUR MILKSHAKE? STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE no strawberries or milk here “Natural Flavors” Scientifically designed to taste good For the Strawberry flavor ALONE = 40-50 bizarre chemicals!! “ONE TASTE WORLDWIDE! Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

  16. KID’S SELF-PERCEPTION When it comes to food and fitness, how would you describe yourself? Source: 2003 Yankelovish Youth Minority Study

  17. DISPOSABLE INCOME Age $ In Billions 6-8 $7.0 9-11 $10.6 12-14 $20.5 15-17 $45.6 $83.6 BILLION Source: 2003 Yankelovich Youth Monitor Study

  18. KIDS LACK BASIC KNOWLEDGE What is a calorie? a. A measurement of energy in food (22%) b. A small orange from California (19%) c. A vitamin (17%) d. Something in food that makes you fat (43%) Source: Dole Nutrition Literacy Poll, Fall 2003 6,300 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were asked….

  19. 74% of middle schools and 98% of high schools have vending machines 75% of beverage options and 85% of snacks are poor nutritional quality, “empty calorie” foods. The most common options are soda, imitation fruit juices, candy, chips, cookies, and snack cakes. VENDING MACHINES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL Source: CSPI School Vending Study, “Dispensing Junk: How School Vending Undermines Efforts to Feed Children Well

  20. SODA CONSUMPTION • Per capita, soft drink consumption has increased almost 500% over the past five years. • Kids in the US drink 36.5 million sodas each day! • 56% of 8 year olds consume soft drinks daily. • 1/5 of one and two year olds now drinking soda regularly • 1/3 of teenage boys drink at least 3 cans of soda a day. • The number one beverage of children for breakfast? SODA! • Today boys and girls consume twice as much soda as milk. • For each additional serving of sugar sweetened drink consumed daily, BMI and frequency of overweight increase by 60%. North Carolina School Nutrition Action Committee’s paper on “Soft Drinks and School-Age Children: Trends, Effects, Solutions” Sept 2001 and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

  21. KIDS AGED 2 – 19 YEARS • Only 2% of children ages 2-19 meet USDA Food Pyramid guidelines. • 16% of children don’t meet any of the recommendations. • On any given day 20% of children eat no fruit and 15% eat no vegetables. • Fewer than 15% of kids eat the recommended minimum five combined servings of fruit and vegetables each day. CSFII Dietary Intake Data

  22. KIDS AGED 5-10 YEARS • More likely to eat French fries than any other “vegetable”. (25% of all veggies eaten in US) • 75% exceed the recommended maximum of 30% calories from fat. • 1/2 get 34% of their energy from fat. • 1/4 get nearly 40% of their calories from fat. • 1/10 get over 43% of their calories from fat. Data based on an NHANES III data analysis done by Gladys Block, PhD, University of California Berkeley

  23. CHILDREN & ADD/ADHD • Approximately 1.6 million elementary school-aged children have been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • 75% of prisoners were hyperactive as kids Source: http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/addadhd/a/add_stats.htm

  24. FOOD & BEHAVIOR • Excessive Carbohydrates • Excessive Protein • Hidden Food Allergies • S.A.D. (standard American diet) • Excessive Saturated Fats • Other substances: caffeine, alcohol, aspartame, pharmaceuticals • Vitamin B deficiencies

  25. EXCESSIVE CARBOHYDRATES • Initially stimulates serotonin levels • The carbo-craving roller coaster ride • Carbo-loading then lowers serotonin levels • End of cycle is carbo-craving

  26. HIDDEN FOOD ALLERGIES • Incomplete digestion creates ‘exorphins’ that suppress serotonin • Peptides are absorbed through intestinal mucosa and enter bloodstream • Dysbiosis causes immune system response • Digestive enzyme deficiency • Adaptive / Addictive cycle to allergic foods

  27. EFFECTS OF TELEVISION • 22% of children watch 0-3 hours of TV per day • 39% of children watch 4-5 hours of TV per day • 39% of children watch 6 or more hours of TV per day! • For every hour of TV a child averages per day, obesity risks increase 6% • Obesity risk is lower in one hour per day viewing and highest in 4 hour per day viewing 2003 Yankelovich Youth Monitor Study

  28. $$$ DIRECT MEDIA ADVERTISING IN 2001 • McDonalds: 1,400 million dollars • Pepsi: 1,000 million dollars • Hershey: 200 million dollars • “5 A Day” fruit & veggies: 2 million dollars (100 times less than 1 candy company) Children form their eating habits for life between the ages of 3 & 4 years old.

  29. IT IS NOT A FAIR FIGHT! • A child sees on the average 10,000 food advertisements each year. • 95% of those ads are sugar cereals, soft drinks, candy, and fast food • A parent who eats EVERY meal with their child EVERY single day for one year has only 1,000 cracks at influencing their child.

  30. ADDICTIONS • There are 23 appetite stimulants in one Oreo cookie – the #1 selling cookie in USA • Kraft foods owns Nabisco and recently met with Philip Morris, tobacco giants, to study brain chemistry and addictive cravings. • Hamburg University @ McDonald’s Headquarters studies tastes made from chemicals that will make us addicted to their product

  31. ARE KIDS INVOLVED IN CHOOSING WHAT THEY EAT? 70% of children are involved 2003 TNS telephone survey of 231 US households w/ children ages 0-12

  32. Which factors influence the snack food children choose?

  33. PESTICIDES • Each year about 3 million tons of farm chemicals are applied to the earth’s surface • All of the chemicals don’t stay on the farm, they escape into the environment • Only 0.1% of applied pesticides reach the target pests

  34. AGRIBUSINESS • Chemicals stay in the human body for years, even through lifetime • Children are especially vulnerable • Until aged 12 their nervous systems are still developing • Linked to: • Various cancers • Parkinson’s disease • Miscarriages • Birth defects “Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads: How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?” Harvest For Hope by Jane Goodall

  35. FRANKENFOOD • First Biotech crop on the market in 1994 • Today 167 million acres worldwide are planted with GMO’s • There is no mandatory labeling of GMO’s • Animals know the difference • The US is the world’s top producer • 81% of it’s soy • 40% of it’s corn • 73% of it’s canola • 73% of it’s cotton

  36. LORD OF THE SEEDS • Monsanto took over the world’s leading seed company in 2005 and has a patent. • Percy Schmeiser’s farm contaminated by Monsanto’s seeds. • Sued by Monsanto, spent $400,000 in court costs. • “They wanted to escape the evil barons, emperors, & kings that were controlling the peasants’ crops and food. Now the corporations have become the greedy land barons, emperors, and kings, trying to take control over our food supply. There is nowhere left to flee, we just have to stand up and fight.”

  37. DIGESTIVE WELLNESS Digestive wellness is the key to optimal health and energy. The Standard American Diet often leads to dis-ease and ill health. The digestive system needs HELP!!AIM has great products for the whole family to restore the health and integrity of the digestive track.

  38. “5 a DAY” Only 5% of kids age 6-12 eat 5 servings of fruits OR vegetables a day PBH “State of the Plate” Report, 2002

  39. HEALTHY HABITS ARE MODELED Parents who encourage their children to eat fruits & vegetables also: • Involve their children in creating the grocery list (40% vs. 28%) • Actively limit the amount of sugar-sweetened soda their children drink (80% vs. 57%) • Encourage their children to be more physically active (83% vs. 66%) • Limit the amount of time their children are inactive (67% vs. 37%) • Ate more fruits and veggies themselves (4.1 vs. 2.7 servings/day) Porter Novelli Consumer Styles Survey, 2003

  40. HEALTH BALANCE Toxins Stress Nutrition Exercise Genetics

  41. AVOID Sugar, corn syrup White flour Soda Commercial food Chemicals, dyes, preservatives, flavor enhancers Non-organic meat and dairy Saturated fat, & trans fats EAT NATURAL Raw veggies Raw fruit Raw nuts & seeds Legumes Whole grains Organic eggs Organic, European, or Vermont cheese Organic yogurt Free range chickens Fish with scales Purified water PREVENTION DIET

  42. SAY YES!!! WATER EXERCISE 3 FRUITS 4 VEGGIES WHOLE GRAINS SAY NO!!! NO SUGAR NO FRIED FOOD NO SODA LIMIT TV REWARD GOOD BEHAVIOR

  43. THE SLOW FOOD DIET “We have lost connection to pleasured eating and relaxed eating. We no longer dine, WE FEED!” Slow Food Dietby Marc David • Vitamin R elaxation • Vitamin T ime • Vitamin Q uality • Vitamin A wareness

  44. THE STOPLIGHT LESSON Red: STOP and think about it! These foods are not nutritious and may be robbing your body of vital nutrients. Yellow: Caution These foods can be eaten in moderation. Green: GO! Eat lots of these foods. They are very healthy.

  45. THE STOPLIGHT LESSON • GREEN: water, fruits & vegetables (fresh and frozen), beans, fish, nuts, seeds, skim/low fat milk, whole grain breads and cereals, olive/canola oil, natural peanut butter • YELLOW: canned fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, enriched white breads and cereals, organic eggs, pretzels, bagels, lean meat, low fat organic dairy • RED: fried foods, sugary foods, soda, lunch meats, margarine, diet foods, fast food, foods with dye and chemicals

  46. POWER OF GREEN FOOD • Adds alkalinity to our bodies • Balances blood sugar • Increases energy • Improves stamina • Sharpens mental clarity • Helps deodorize and cleanse intestinal tract • A concentrated, potent source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, anti-oxidants, & essential amino acids USA Today April 2002

  47. EAT FOR LIFERecommended Reading • Harvest of Hope by Jane Goodall • Food and Behavior by Barbara Stitt • Beating the Food Giants by Paul Stitt • Healthy Kids, The Natural Way by Mary-Ann Shearer • Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser • Super Size Me video by Morgan Spurlock • Feed Your Kids Right by Dr. Lendon Smith • The Slow Food Diet by Marc David

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