Taking Action on Obesity (3/14/2007)

Presentation transcript

Questions answered by this presentation:

1. How might corn be associated with our obesity problem?
2. How many square miles of land in the United States are devoted to corn production?
3. Which three occurrences significantly contributed to increased corn production over the last 75 years?
4. What is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation and what does it have to do with corn?
5. What is the most profitable product refined from corn and how is it used?

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In the Classroom
IDEA Health & Fitness Association and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation team up with Channel one to provide specific ways that students and staff can help make their schools healthier

Dinner Discussion (National Public Radio)
Corn's impact on America's diet, health and politics

Book Review (New York Times)
Michael Pollan's book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals."

History of Corn Refining (Corn Refiners Association)
A brief history of the corn refining industry

National Eating Disorder? (National Public Radio)
NPR interviews author Michael Pollan

Is Corn Making You Fat? (iVillage)
Truth behind high-fructose corn syrup