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Obesity Epidemic In America - Obesity Epidemic: Being smart about food & food marketing.
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The obesity epidemic in America is an increasing problem, and it seems to be spreading globally. The choices that we make about what we feed our families depend on a lot of factors, and no matter how hard we try, we live in a country that can seem to be a massive food fair. Processed foods and fast-food restaurants are everywhere we look, and largely due to advertising & marketing influences, it has become socially acceptable to eat these foods at any time. But a lot of people are beginning to recognize the problem, and they are taking positive steps to ensure the future health of their families.
Maya Adam MD has been teaching at Stanford University since 2009. She received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford before studying medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to her post-secondary studies, she spent 10 years as a professional ballet dancer with the State Theater of Saxony in Germany.
At the Stanford School of Medicine, Maya creates online educational content for the Re-imagining Medical Education Project, led by Charles Prober MD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. In the Program in Human Biology, Adam teaches courses on child health and nutrition. In 2013, Adam created the free, massive open online course Stanford Child Nutrition and Cooking, a public health education outreach effort that has reached more than 300,000 international students. She is also the founder of a non-profit organization called Just Cook for Kids.
As always, use this info to gather more info.
Facebook - facebook.com/aProperGander
Maya Adam MD - https://profiles.stanford.edu/maya-adam
Just Cook For Kids - justcookforkids.com
Maya Adam, MD, Author at Healthier, Happy Lives Blog - healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/author/maya-adam-md
Understanding the American Obesity Epidemic - heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WeightManagement/Obesity/Understanding-the-American-Obesity-Epidemic_UCM_461650_Article.jsp#.WUvIa1GQypo
Why Is There an Obesity Epidemic? - consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/weight-control-39/obesity-health-news-505/why-is-there-an-obesity-epidemic-644677.html
An Epidemic of Obesity: U.S. Obesity Trends - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/an-epidemic-of-obesity/
The Obesity Epidemic — Understanding the Disease and the Treatment - nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1514957#t=article
Obesity Epidemic Is Global, New Study Confirms - medscape.com/viewarticle/825858
9 Ways That Processed Foods Are Harming People - authoritynutrition.com/9-ways-that-processed-foods-are-killing-people
Eating processed foods - nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/what-are-processed-foods.aspx
How Processed Foods Affect Your Health - healthy-eating-politics.com/processed-foods.html
How Processed Foods Are Killing You One Bite At A Time - mindbodygreen.com/0-9686/how-processed-foods-are-killing-you-one-bite-at-a-time.html
The food and beverage industry is marketing our children and youth to death - heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/media-centre/news-releases/the-food-and-beverage-industry-is-marketing--our-children-and-youth-to-death
Brands continue to target fast food marketing at kids - theguardian.com/sustainable-business/brands-increase-fast-food-marketing-kids
Fast-Food Marketing and Children's Fast-Food Consumption - journals.ama.org/doi/abs/10.1509/jppm.26.2.221?code=amma-site
Documentary Exposes How Sugar and Our Food System Fuels Obesity - articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/11/29/childhood-obesity-epidemic.aspx
CCARM News - Flaxseed may lower blood pressure in hypertension - sbrc.ca/2012/11/flaxseed-may-lower-blood-pressure-in-hypertension
Obesity Epidemic In America - Obesity Epidemic: Being smart about food & food marketing.
Click here to subscribe - youtube.com/@ProperGander?sub_confirmation=1
The obesity epidemic in America is an increasing problem, and it seems to be spreading globally. The choices that we make about what we feed our families depend on a lot of factors, and no matter how hard we try, we live in a country that can seem to be a massive food fair. Processed foods and fast-food restaurants are everywhere we look, and largely due to advertising & marketing influences, it has become socially acceptable to eat these foods at any time. But a lot of people are beginning to recognize the problem, and they are taking positive steps to ensure the future health of their families.
Maya Adam MD has been teaching at Stanford University since 2009. She received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford before studying medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to her post-secondary studies, she spent 10 years as a professional ballet dancer with the State Theater of Saxony in Germany.
At the Stanford School of Medicine, Maya creates online educational content for the Re-imagining Medical Education Project, led by Charles Prober MD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. In the Program in Human Biology, Adam teaches courses on child health and nutrition. In 2013, Adam created the free, massive open online course Stanford Child Nutrition and Cooking, a public health education outreach effort that has reached more than 300,000 international students. She is also the founder of a non-profit organization called Just Cook for Kids.
As always, use this info to gather more info.
Facebook - facebook.com/aProperGander
Maya Adam MD - https://profiles.stanford.edu/maya-adam
Just Cook For Kids - justcookforkids.com
Maya Adam, MD, Author at Healthier, Happy Lives Blog - healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/author/maya-adam-md
Understanding the American Obesity Epidemic - heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WeightManagement/Obesity/Understanding-the-American-Obesity-Epidemic_UCM_461650_Article.jsp#.WUvIa1GQypo
Why Is There an Obesity Epidemic? - consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/weight-control-39/obesity-health-news-505/why-is-there-an-obesity-epidemic-644677.html
An Epidemic of Obesity: U.S. Obesity Trends - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/an-epidemic-of-obesity/
The Obesity Epidemic — Understanding the Disease and the Treatment - nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1514957#t=article
Obesity Epidemic Is Global, New Study Confirms - medscape.com/viewarticle/825858
9 Ways That Processed Foods Are Harming People - authoritynutrition.com/9-ways-that-processed-foods-are-killing-people
Eating processed foods - nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/what-are-processed-foods.aspx
How Processed Foods Affect Your Health - healthy-eating-politics.com/processed-foods.html
How Processed Foods Are Killing You One Bite At A Time - mindbodygreen.com/0-9686/how-processed-foods-are-killing-you-one-bite-at-a-time.html
The food and beverage industry is marketing our children and youth to death - heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/media-centre/news-releases/the-food-and-beverage-industry-is-marketing--our-children-and-youth-to-death
Brands continue to target fast food marketing at kids - theguardian.com/sustainable-business/brands-increase-fast-food-marketing-kids
Fast-Food Marketing and Children's Fast-Food Consumption - journals.ama.org/doi/abs/10.1509/jppm.26.2.221?code=amma-site
Documentary Exposes How Sugar and Our Food System Fuels Obesity - articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/11/29/childhood-obesity-epidemic.aspx
CCARM News - Flaxseed may lower blood pressure in hypertension - sbrc.ca/2012/11/flaxseed-may-lower-blood-pressure-in-hypertension
