FDNS 4600 1st Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 15 Lecture 1 Module 1 January 5 I Who is interested in food policy a Stakeholders those who are interested in a topic and are willing to invest b Policy Makers Health Professionals Food Industry Government Consumers II III Professional food nutrition and organizations Know these a IOM Institute of Medicine creates a set of recommended intake of dietary nutrition b FNB Food and Nutrition Board c USDHHS United States Department d USDA United States Department of Agriculture e ERS Economic Research Service deals with food insecurity f ARS Agriculture Research Service analyze nutrients in food g CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention h FDA Food Drug and Administration i EPA Environmental Protection Agency j FAO Food and Agriculture Organization k WHO World Health organization l AND Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics m ASN American Society of Nephrology n SNE Society for Nutrition Education o IFT Institute of Food Technology p AHA American Heart Association q AAP American Academy of Pediatrics r APHA American Public Health Association Major Trends a Food Borne Illnesses i 48 Million people are affected each year ii 128 000 hospitalized iii 3 000 deaths iv 1 6 of the population are affected by food born illnesses b Food insecurity in the last few years i Food insecurity not enough food to eat ii 14 5 49 M 1 in 5 children iii 46 47 M food stamps iv Examples WIC school programs food stamps c Obesity and overweight i 70 of adults ii 1 3 children IV iii Policies are not direct How the government is involved a People raise an issue the issue is brought to congress laws and acts are put in place the agencies FDA USDA interpret the laws regulations are created to help solve issue b What is your role i To be informed talk to your congressmen look at voting records and vote in the first place Lecture 2 Module 1 January 7 I Children s Food Environment State Indicator Report a These are the national indicators for the United States i 29 2 HS Students who Drank drink 1 SS soda day ii 32 8 HS students who watch TV 3 hrs day iii 50 2 children ages 6 17 with TV in bedroom iv 30 7 of children ages 12 17 who do not eat meals with their families most days of the week b The need to in act policies restricting sugary drinks increasing access to water and limiting TV and video time show that the US has issues concerning nutrition starting at young ages c In schools i 64 4 middle and high schools that offer sugar drinks as competitive foods Nation wide 1 There is not a specific number for Georgia 2 Utah has the highest at 81 0 followed by Missouri 79 3 and Iowa 77 6 ii 54 4 nation wide offer less healthy foods as competitive foods 1 Georgia has not reported a number 2 Idaho and Ohio have the highest at 67 0 iii 49 0 nation wide allow advertising of less healthy foods 1 There is no specific percent for Georgia II 2 Ohio has the highest at 69 2 followed by Kentucky with 68 2 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2010 a What have you heard about this act III i The main purpose is to prevent food born illnesses ii It prevents bacteria grown and infection of crops iii It increases cleanliness of food processing centers and calls for better inspections of food processing centers iv Says that if the facility does not recall an unsafe food he FDA can order a recall b Some congressmen mainly Republicans voted no on the act This is because of the concern for government funding Healthy Huger Free Kids Act a What have you heard about this i USDA has the power to decide what is sold in the school It controls what is sold in the lunch line vending machines and school activities This targets childhood obesity ii It allows funding for school meal programs and access to healthy foods for low income children iii It makes it easier for children in low income families to qualify so there is an increases access for children to be enrolled in school meal programs iv The act increases program monitoring and integrity Auditing occurs once every three years to test menus on nutrition v Expands USDA authority to provide nutrition to after school programs vi Provides training and technical support to school districts by Registered Dietitians Lecture 3 Module 1 January 9 I Food security access by all people at all times to enough food for an active healthy life a 14 15 of US households are food insecure i This number is higher in families with children b Low food security did anyone in the household go hungry for the day i 8 8 c Why care i Health and developmental problems and mental health problems 1 Ei Harder to manage diabetes ii The higher the poverty the more food insecure the family is d Who has the highest food insecurity i Female headed ii Minority iii Low income iv South and west e Why do states differ i Urban and rural population location income unemployment and access to food f The Great Recession in 2008 caused a great increase in food insecurity i Increased from 11 to 15 g How to help decrease food insecurity i The root cause is poverty Many programs help people get food and income Lectures 4 and 5 Worksheet January 12 and 14 1 What are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans used for Science based nutrition and food safety recommendations to promote habits that maximize good health and reduce the risk for chronic disease 2 What government organization s make these guidelines USDA and US Department of Human Health and Services 3 Who serves on the advisory board Where are they typically employed Is this a good idea to have mainly people with this background and employment RDs MDs and other health professions like food scientists A few reasons would be a differencing in opinions food safety etc 4 Are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans mainly a guideline for eating foods or for eating nutrients Explain For eating foods The nutrients are in the food 5 What is the source of the recommendations for nutrient intake Institute of Medicine IOM nutrients for vitamins and minerals 6 What are the major professional organizations and news networks saying about the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 7 What is the same in 2010 and 2005 Red SoFAS Na and Seafood are main differences between the two SO most of the guidelines are the same 8 What is new in 2010 Red SoFAS Na Seafood know these Red Fruits and Vegetables that are red are given more marketing so it has a special categories tomatoes red peppers SoFAS Solid fats and added Sugars added sugars are what is trying to be cut