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▶Ep 1 · 21:00
In a relay race, you only can qualify to win the race if you successfully pass the baton from one runner to the next. And in a lot of ways, when we're creating research in hopes that policy change will occur, we're running our lap of the race, but then there's nobody to hand the baton to.
In a relay race, you only can qualify to win the race if you successfully pass the baton from one runner to the next. And in a lot of ways, when we're creating research in hopes that policy change will occur, we're running our lap of the race, but then there's nobody to hand the baton to.
Taco Bell has called this the 4th. Meal, so they're very intentional about it. And what they're saying is that not only is it OK to eat between dinner and breakfast, that it's OK to have a meal during that time and that fast food is OK to eat as that meal.
Taco Bell has called this the 4th. Meal, so they're very intentional about it. And what they're saying is that not only is it OK to eat between dinner and breakfast, that it's OK to have a meal during that time and that fast food is OK to eat as that meal.
Public Policies to Address Obesity: Pediatric Obesity 2017
▶Ep 1 · 7:00
quoteWe're essentially focusing on these things, but the question is, could we come up with a different view of the world and uh look at things a little bit differently in ways that might help.↗
▶Ep 1 · 8:00
quoteWe have ceded to government authority to make conditions safer, so that our default air and water conditions are healthy.↗
▶Ep 1 · 9:00
epidemiologicalWith pension plans, when employees must opt in (default is not enrolled), about 50% enroll; when employees are enrolled by default but can opt out, enrollment approaches 100%.↗
▶Ep 1 · 10:00
epidemiologicalIn countries using opt-out organ donation (default is donor status), consent rates reach 99.98%; in countries using opt-in systems like the US, rates are much lower.↗
▶Ep 1 · 15:00
quoteWhen I was a boy, nobody ever ate in their car, um, and now if you're an automobile maker and the, the cup holders aren't large enough to hold those very large drinks, you will lose market share.↗
▶Ep 1 · 15:50
quoteTaco Bell has called this the 4th. Meal, so they're very intentional about it. And what they're saying is that not only is it OK to eat between dinner and breakfast, that it's OK to have a meal during that time and that fast food is OK to eat as that meal.↗
▶Ep 1 · 21:00
quoteIn a relay race, you only can qualify to win the race if you successfully pass the baton from one runner to the next. And in a lot of ways, when we're creating research in hopes that policy change will occur, we're running our lap of the race, but then there's nobody to hand the baton to.↗
▶Ep 1 · 21:40
quoteWe don't blame it on ourselves, it's not that we're doing the wrong thing. But that the world doesn't care, they don't care about science, they're just too stupid to pay attention.↗
▶Ep 1 · 25:00
clinicalWhen people consume calories in liquid form, they tend not to feel as full and tend to overconsume compared to consuming the same number of calories in solid form.↗
▶Ep 1 · 28:20
epidemiologicalUsing a tax calculator algorithm, the state of California would generate more than a billion dollars per year from a 1-cent-per-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage tax.↗
▶Ep 1 · 30:00
epidemiologicalMayor Nutter of Philadelphia introduced a soda tax focused on health benefits and came very close to passage but did not succeed; Mayor Kenny later succeeded by framing it around funding early childhood education.↗
▶Ep 1 · 30:50
quoteMayor Kenny came in office, he favored the idea of a soda tax as well, but he turned the rationale on its ear. Instead of focusing on the the health benefits, he focused on what could be done with the revenue.↗
▶Ep 1 · 34:01
epidemiologicalTobacco taxes have an especially powerful effect on youth because youth tend to have less expendable resources than adults and are therefore particularly price sensitive.↗
▶Ep 1 · 34:01
epidemiologicalPhiladelphia's sugar-sweetened beverage tax is 1.5 cents per ounce, which is 50% higher than the penny-per-ounce tax used in Berkeley.↗
▶Ep 1 · 34:01
epidemiologicalA tax of about 1 penny per ounce increases beverage price by about 15% and is expected to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by about 15%.↗
▶Ep 1 · 34:01
epidemiologicalEvaluations in Mexico and Berkeley show that sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are being passed along to consumers and affecting behavior; in Mexico, there has been an increase in water consumption.↗
▶Ep 1 · 35:00
quoteIt wasn't very long ago that there was um uh. There was complete disregard for these public policy proposals. When we first introduced the idea of a tax, um, 25 years ago, it, it, it was either ignored or lampooned.↗
▶Ep 1 · 35:11
epidemiologicalHeavy subsidies for commodity crops like corn and soybeans began in the Nixon administration, leading to low-cost ingredients that the food industry processed into snack foods, salty foods, beverages, and high fructose corn syrup.↗
▶Ep 1 · 36:40
guidelineThe next revision of the food label is expected to include added sugar on the nutrition facts panel, similar to how trans fats were added before being banned.↗
▶Ep 1 · 36:40
guidelineNational legislation is expected to require calorie labeling on menus of all chain restaurants around the country.↗
▶Ep 1 · 36:54
epidemiologicalResearch on changes in school nutrition standards has been very positive; kids not only eat healthier foods in school but also tend to eat somewhat healthier at home.↗
▶Ep 1 · 36:54
clinicalAnecdotal cases of kids not liking healthier school foods and throwing them away tend to be temporary, especially with younger kids developing eating habits.↗
▶Ep 1 · 39:51
opinionThe obesity public health community and hunger advocacy community are at an impasse over restricting sugar-sweetened beverages in SNAP benefits, with both sides having dug in their heels.↗
▶Ep 1 · 39:51
epidemiologicalThe US government spends $4 billion worth of SNAP benefits on soda every year.↗
▶Ep 1 · 39:51
host_summaryThe hunger community believes that restricting SNAP benefits for sugar-sweetened beverages would further stigmatize people already facing poverty-related stigma.↗
▶Ep 1 · 40:50
epidemiologicalNew York City proposed a pilot study to test adjusted SNAP benefits excluding sugar-sweetened beverages, but USDA declined, saying New York was too big for a pilot study.↗
▶Ep 1 · 43:51
epidemiologicalEconomists in Chicago found that soda taxes would probably lead to a little bit of job improvement rather than job loss because jobs would be created in other sectors.↗
Public Policies to Address Obesity: Pediatric Obesity 2017
▶Ep 3 · 7:00
quoteWe're essentially focusing on these things, but the question is, could we come up with a different view of the world and uh look at things a little bit differently in ways that might help.↗
▶Ep 3 · 8:00
quoteWe have ceded to government authority to make conditions safer, so that our default air and water conditions are healthy.↗
▶Ep 3 · 9:00
epidemiologicalWith pension plans, when employees must opt in (default is not enrolled), about 50% enroll; when employees are enrolled by default but can opt out, enrollment approaches 100%.↗
▶Ep 3 · 10:00
epidemiologicalIn countries using opt-out organ donation (default is donor status), consent rates reach 99.98%; in countries using opt-in systems like the US, rates are much lower.↗
▶Ep 3 · 15:00
quoteWhen I was a boy, nobody ever ate in their car, um, and now if you're an automobile maker and the, the cup holders aren't large enough to hold those very large drinks, you will lose market share.↗
▶Ep 3 · 15:50
quoteTaco Bell has called this the 4th. Meal, so they're very intentional about it. And what they're saying is that not only is it OK to eat between dinner and breakfast, that it's OK to have a meal during that time and that fast food is OK to eat as that meal.↗
▶Ep 3 · 21:00
quoteIn a relay race, you only can qualify to win the race if you successfully pass the baton from one runner to the next. And in a lot of ways, when we're creating research in hopes that policy change will occur, we're running our lap of the race, but then there's nobody to hand the baton to.↗
▶Ep 3 · 21:40
quoteWe don't blame it on ourselves, it's not that we're doing the wrong thing. But that the world doesn't care, they don't care about science, they're just too stupid to pay attention.↗
▶Ep 3 · 25:00
clinicalWhen people consume calories in liquid form, they tend not to feel as full and tend to overconsume compared to consuming the same number of calories in solid form.↗
▶Ep 3 · 28:20
epidemiologicalUsing a tax calculator algorithm, the state of California would generate more than a billion dollars per year from a 1-cent-per-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage tax.↗
▶Ep 3 · 30:00
epidemiologicalMayor Nutter of Philadelphia introduced a soda tax focused on health benefits and came very close to passage but did not succeed; Mayor Kenny later succeeded by framing it around funding early childhood education.↗
▶Ep 3 · 30:50
quoteMayor Kenny came in office, he favored the idea of a soda tax as well, but he turned the rationale on its ear. Instead of focusing on the the health benefits, he focused on what could be done with the revenue.↗
▶Ep 3 · 34:01
epidemiologicalPhiladelphia's sugar-sweetened beverage tax is 1.5 cents per ounce, which is 50% higher than the penny-per-ounce tax used in Berkeley.↗
▶Ep 3 · 34:01
epidemiologicalEvaluations in Mexico and Berkeley show that sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are being passed along to consumers and affecting behavior; in Mexico, there has been an increase in water consumption.↗
▶Ep 3 · 34:01
epidemiologicalA tax of about 1 penny per ounce increases beverage price by about 15% and is expected to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by about 15%.↗
▶Ep 3 · 34:01
epidemiologicalTobacco taxes have an especially powerful effect on youth because youth tend to have less expendable resources than adults and are therefore particularly price sensitive.↗
▶Ep 3 · 35:00
quoteIt wasn't very long ago that there was um uh. There was complete disregard for these public policy proposals. When we first introduced the idea of a tax, um, 25 years ago, it, it, it was either ignored or lampooned.↗
▶Ep 3 · 35:11
epidemiologicalHeavy subsidies for commodity crops like corn and soybeans began in the Nixon administration, leading to low-cost ingredients that the food industry processed into snack foods, salty foods, beverages, and high fructose corn syrup.↗
▶Ep 3 · 36:40
guidelineThe next revision of the food label is expected to include added sugar on the nutrition facts panel, similar to how trans fats were added before being banned.↗
▶Ep 3 · 36:40
guidelineNational legislation is expected to require calorie labeling on menus of all chain restaurants around the country.↗
▶Ep 3 · 36:54
clinicalAnecdotal cases of kids not liking healthier school foods and throwing them away tend to be temporary, especially with younger kids developing eating habits.↗
▶Ep 3 · 36:54
epidemiologicalResearch on changes in school nutrition standards has been very positive; kids not only eat healthier foods in school but also tend to eat somewhat healthier at home.↗
▶Ep 3 · 39:51
host_summaryThe hunger community believes that restricting SNAP benefits for sugar-sweetened beverages would further stigmatize people already facing poverty-related stigma.↗
▶Ep 3 · 39:51
epidemiologicalThe US government spends $4 billion worth of SNAP benefits on soda every year.↗
▶Ep 3 · 39:51
opinionThe obesity public health community and hunger advocacy community are at an impasse over restricting sugar-sweetened beverages in SNAP benefits, with both sides having dug in their heels.↗
▶Ep 3 · 40:50
epidemiologicalNew York City proposed a pilot study to test adjusted SNAP benefits excluding sugar-sweetened beverages, but USDA declined, saying New York was too big for a pilot study.↗
▶Ep 3 · 43:51
epidemiologicalEconomists in Chicago found that soda taxes would probably lead to a little bit of job improvement rather than job loss because jobs would be created in other sectors.↗