Find Miljøstyrelsens rapport her.
Per Clausen (mf) har stillet følgende spørgsmål til miljøministeren: Vil ministeren tage initiativ til at forpligte danske producenter af frugt og grønt til hvert år at indberette størrelsen på deres arealer med de enkelte kulturer, og hvad der er anvendt af bekæmpelsesmidler i disse, da det ifølge den nye rapport: »Analyse af mulighederne for at opgøre pesticidforbruget i frugt og grønt« fra Miljøstyrelsen, er den eneste effektive metode til at opgøre pesticidforbruget i frugt- og grøntproduktionen i Danmark? Klik på overskriften for at se ministerens svar.
In the December issue of CSPI’s Nutrition Action Newsletter there is a 3-page feature on whole grain hot cereals. ‘Oatmeal and beyond’ is the title. It’s a review of the coolest hot cereals in the US. The intro includes: ‘Face it. Hot cereals arn’t excately hot. But if they’re whole grain, not smotheres on sugar or salt you got yourself one heckuva healthy, cheap, and convenient breakfast’.
Unfortunately the newsletter is not available online. But you can sucscribe to the printed version or buy back issues here.
Great job, CSPI.
By the way. In the November issue CSPI gave the Starbucks oatmeal thums up and 5 stars.
Kristian Jensen har i dag besvaret et spørgsmål til folketinget om skattefri motion gennem arbejdspladserne. Men lovforslaget kommer først til efteråret i 2009. Så håber jeg, at arbejdsgiverne er lige så visionære som arbejdsgiverne i det norske kreftregistret. Der må man motionere 2 time om ugen uden at stemple ud. SÅDAN! Lad os starte den nye norm på danske arbejdspladser!
A coalition of UK consumers, bakers and campaigners is joining together to launch the Real Bread Campaign to challenge the giant industrial baking companies that dominate the modern bread market. Sustain takes part in the campaign (http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread).
The validity and reliability of an instrument to assess children’s outdoor play in various locations
Nov 27
The aim of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of survey items that examine the frequency with which primary school-aged children play in particular outdoor locations. Parents reported the number of days their child spent playing in specified outdoor locations (i.e., yard at home, own street/court/footpath, and park/playground). Results suggest that the survey was generally a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the frequency with which children play in particular locations especially at home or in the street.
836 Australian kids between 13 and 15 years had their mental health assessed using the Child Behaviour Checklist with higher scores representing poorer behaviour. A high-quality breakfast consisting of at least three food groups was consumed by 11 % of adolescents, while 7 % of adolescents did not eat breakfast. For every additional food group eaten at breakfast, the associated total mental health score decreased by 1.66. These findings support the concept that breakfast quality is an important component in the complex interaction between lifestyle factors and mental health in early adolescence.
Enjoy this remarkable video from the BBC series: Truth About Food. Thanks to Guttorm for the tip. Find more amazing videos here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/flashapp/nonflash.shtml