Diabetes Action Team

“Check It Out! I Got A Sponsor For My Race!” A Wellness Media Mashup

October 29, 2008 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Belated congratulations to our own Shaping Youth Nutrition MA, RD, and ACSM Certified Health Fitness Correspondent Rebecca Scritchfield, (yes, those letters ALL matter, as she’s worked her tail off for ‘em!) for she just ran a very personal, very applaudable self-challenge on behalf of Diabetes Research and Education. She’s inspired so many of us who have … [Read more...]

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HFCS Corn Wars: A Surprise That’s Far from Sweet

September 8, 2008 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

“Mom, go to SweetSurprise.com right now!” yelled my daughter in an urgent commando bark. Before I could even protest her lousy timing, I got a “NOW! I’m not kidding! GO! GO!” she shouted at me like a drill sergeant. Sheesh. Well, when she’s right, she’s right. Turns out ABC Family was running not one, not two, but EIGHT rotations of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Appetite for Profit, artifical additives, biochem, chem cuisine, Consumerist, Corn Refiners Assoc., corn syrup, CSPI, Diabetes Action Team, FDA, food law profs, Food Politics, Health Commentary, HFCS, HFCS dangers, HFCS Food Supply, HFCS junk food science, HFCS myths, High fructose corn syrup, junk-food, Marion Nestle, Mayo Clinic, Michael Pollan, Michele Simon, natural, organics, processed food, Public Citizen, Rebecca Scritchfield, Rudd Center, Sweet Surprise, Washington Post Kids Obesity Series, What to Eat, Yale