discussion of food-related issues
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale launched a blog that encourages people to discuss topics ranging from how advertising determines what children eat to what pressures a bride-to-be is facing to squeeze into a size-four gown.
The center was founded last year in response to the obesity epidemic as well as to the prejudice faced by people who are obese. Using "strategic science," the center seeks to develop solutions to this major public health problem. The blog -- at www.ruddsoundbites.typepad.com -- adds an interactive dimension to the center's work as it allows visitors to contribute their own comments to the center's posted articles.
New posts will be added daily by a pool of internal authors, and experts in various fields will be invited to present their perspectives. Many contributors from the Rudd Center are young adults who hope to move their generation toward greater awareness of the serious problem obesity poses.
The blog will feature opportunities to act personally and in the realm of public policy. Several Rudd Center faculty are participating, including its director, Kelly Brownell, professor and chair in the Department of Psychology who was recently named as one of Time magazine's "The World's 100 Most Influential People" for championing public policy changes to combat the obesity epidemic; and Marlene Schwartz, director of research and school programs at the center. Other bloggers bring expertise in agriculture, relationships, the media and other topics that influence eating and activity levels.
For more information about the Rudd Center, visit www.yaleruddcenter.org.
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