nutrition

A Viral Awww…For Dog Lovers; Shepherding Media Literacy: NULO

December 23, 2010 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Dec 23, 2010 I have ‘holiday head’ which means despite important breaking media news on net neutrality, the FCC, and strong outcomes of public opinion polls involving Do Not Track consumer demands, I’m unapologetically posting a viral ditty about a dog, and label literacy on NULO (NUtrition meets LOve) dog food. Why? Let’s just say I’ve been trying extremely hard to manage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: animal adoption, ASPCA, can pets catch a cold, Do Not Track, dog food, FCC, HSUS, kids and dogs, label literacy, media-literacy, Nativity Scene, net neutrality, NetFamily-News, NULO, Nulo Pet Food, nutrition, pet food, pets, shelters, Shepherd Nativity, Snopes, SPCA, strays, Viral Shepherd, wellness

A HUGE Breakthrough for TV: Nuance Trumps Vapid Vixens Aplenty

August 12, 2010 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

August 12, 2010 In part one and part two of my posts about ABC Family’s Huge premiere, I hoped to see the show evolve from the hope and promise of some stellar scriptwriter ‘attachments’ to actually being ‘attached.’ I’d like to say they ‘had me at hello’ but frankly they did NOT. I’m not an ABC Family ‘teen soap’ fan of the shallow sniper-fire of frenemies and sexcapade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: ABC Family, Actionist Network, Actionists, appearance cues, body peace, body-positive, bullying, childhood obesity, Confidence Community, Dietary Guidelines, dieting, Dr. Robyn, eating-disorders, Fat camp, fat farm, girls self esteem, Good Girls Don't Get Fat, Gossip Girl, Hayley Hasselhoff, health, Hollywood and Health, Huge, HugeActionist, Jess Weiner, junk-food, KFF, Kids, Live Huge, mean girls, media influence, NEDA, Nikky Blonsky, nutrition, Obese, overweight, peer to peer influence, Plus-Size, Plus-Size Models, relational aggression, Rock what you've got, Savannah Dooley, scriptwriting, teen relationships, teen self worth, teens, WebMD, weight obsession, well-being, Winnie Holzman 10

Dialing for Disorders: Let’s Move To Prevent Them By July 12!

June 29, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

June 29, 2010 As a kids' health advocate (inside and out) I’ve been covering the "HUGE" conversation pertaining to media’s responsibility and accountability in how the portrayal of being overweight in our appearance-obsessed culture is handled. (Huge: Part One, Part Two) Now it’s time to weigh in on the policy piece. (I'm not referring to RWJF's annual "F as in Fat" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Alcee Hastings, Athlete-Models, body dissatisfaction, bullying, CDC, champions for change, childhood obesity, children, confidence, congressional hearings, Counter-marketing, Dare to compare, dieting, Eating Disorders Coalition, eating-disorders, ED, EDC, Fat camp, fat is fiscal, fat kids, Female-Athletes, fitness, game plan, girls-self-worth, gymnastics, holistic health, Huge, Jess Weiner, junk-food, Kids health, Let's Move, Make it or break it, network for healthier california, Nikky Blonsky, nutrition, obesity, obesity prevention, P.E., physical education, physical fitness, physical fitness kids, portion distortion, Rebecca Scritchfield, social stigma, teens, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Verb, weight, weight loss, wellness, Yale's Rudd Center

A HUGE Opportunity: Don’t Blow It ABC Family (Pt 1)

June 24, 2010 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

June 24, 2010 “An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.” ---Bill Bernbach Those timeless words of the venerable ad legend capture the power and potential of HUGE a new series that plops over-sized youth into a weight loss camp amidst a global obesity conversation...(premieres Mon., June 28 on ABC Family) I’m thrilled mainstream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: ABC Family, Actionist Network, Actionists, Alloy Entertainment, Biggest Loser, Blink, body peace, body-positive, bullying, childhood obesity, Confidence Community, Dietary Guidelines, dieting, eating-disorders, entertainment, Fast Food Nation, Fat camp, fat farm, girls self esteem, Gossip Girl, health, Hollywood and Health, Hollywood Health briefing, Huge, HugeActionist, Jessica-Rabbit, junk-food, KFF, Kids, Live Huge, mean girls, media influence, NEDA, Nikky Blonsky, nutrition, Obese, overweight, peer to peer influence, Plus-Size, Plus-Size Models, relational aggression, Rock what you've got, Savannah Dooley, scriptwriting, teen relationships, teen self worth, teens, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Ugly Betty, WebMD, weight obsession, well-being, Winnie Holzman

Mindless Eating Goes Mobile: HealthGamers Unite!

September 30, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Feb. 18, 2015 Interesting pairing of mindful eating with the ongoing distracted driving problems which I've written about often regarding what works to drive behavior change...in this MD's new wellness post connecting the dots with both! Sept. 30, 2009 I’m gearing up for theHealth2.0 conference to see what cool gizmos, mobile apps and media uses entrepreneurs have come up with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Brian Wansink, challenge, champions for change, childhood obesity, children, Cornell University, dietary intake, Elf-Island, food marketing, Fresh Producers, games for health, gaming, good nutrition, gross out game, health, Health 2.0 conference 2009, Health eGames, healthGAMERS, healthy eating, JP Pollak, Kids, mindless eating, nutrition, Nutrition Goodquest, persuasion, Playnormous, portion distortion, RWJF, serious-games, Tamagotchi, virtual pets, Virtual-Worlds