SPH in the News for the Month of January 2008
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Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2008
- Robert W. Jeffery, School of Public Health and Obesity Prevention Center, was quoted in the USA Today about how financial incentives can be effective motivators for people to lose weight.
Monday, Jan. 7, 2008
- Russell Luepker was quoted in the Star Tribune about a recent report that named Minnesota as the state with the lowest heart disease death rate. The article also appeared in the Dickinson Press in North Dakota.
- Michael Osterholm was quoted in the Boston Globe regarding a recent discovery about how the avian bird flu is contracted by humans.
- Robert W. Jeffery, School of Public Health and Obesity Prevention Center, was quoted in the Oshkosh Northwestern about how financial incentives can be effective motivators for people to lose weight. The article was originally published in USA Today.
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was on WCCO-radio this afternoon speaking about her research which found that teen girls who participated in regular family meals were less likely to participate in extreme weight control behaviors.
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, Bloomberg News, KARE-11, WebMD, the Telegraph and the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, MedPage Today, and eFluxMedia.com about her research which found that adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families are less likely to use extreme weight control measures five years later. The research was part of Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT).
- Daheia Barr-Anderson will be on KARE-11 tonight at 5 p.m. discussing the importance of physical activity for teens.
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted by Reuters Health, Ivanhoe Newswire, Medical News Today, and The China Post about her research which found that adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families are less likely to use extreme weight control measures five years later. The research was part of Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT). The China Post article was originally published by Bloomberg News.
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted by The Washington Times about her research which found that adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families are less likely to use extreme weight control measures five years later. The research was part of Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT).
Friday, Jan. 11, 2008
- Research by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was mentioned by Minnesota Public Radio¿s segment In the Family, Voice of America, and in the Rochester Post-Bulletin. The research found that adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families are less likely to use extreme weight control measures five years later. The research was part of Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT).
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
- Robert Jeffery, Obesity Prevention Center and School of Public Health, was quoted in Louisiana¿s The Daily Advertiser about financial incentives for weight loss. The story originally appeared in USA Today.
- Michael Osterholm was quoted on RTTNews.com about the instability of the avian influenza.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
- James Rothenberger and Traci Toomey were interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio¿s Midmorning program about what can be done to curb binge-drinking.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
- Harry Lando was quoted by India¿s national newspaper The Hindu about the need for a united, international fight against tobacco use.
Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
- Deborah L. Swackhamer was quoted in MinnPost about some of the disturbing changes Minnesota could face if greenhouse gas emissions aren't curbed and global warming continues apace.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008
- Toben F. Nelson was quoted in Sunday¿s New York Times about limitless drink specials and its effect on binge drinking.
- Michael T. Osterholm was quoted in the New York Times about how the receding number of avian flu cases this past year does not mean that humans are safe from a pandemic.
- Lyn Steffen was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio about her recent research which found that red, processed meats, fried food, and diet soda greatly increase a person¿s risk for developing metabolic syndrome.
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2008
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
- Lyn Steffen was quoted in several media outlets including the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, KARE-11 News, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), WCCO-radio, and the Web site of CBS News about her research that found that diet soda, fried foods, and red meat increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which often leads to diabetes and heart disease. Articles appeared in several other news outlets.
Monday, Jan. 28, 2008
- Toben Nelson and Traci Toomey were quoted in s Star Tribune article about binge drinking trends. Nelson comments that there is no evidence that indicates a current spike in this behavior while Toomey comments on the importance of increased penalties for providing alcohol to minors.
- Lyn Steffen was quoted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about her research that found that diet soda, fried foods, and red meat increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which often leads to diabetes and heart disease.
- Robert Jeffery was quoted by FitCommerce.com about his research that affirms that money is an effective motivator for behavior change leading to weight loss.
- Michael Osterholm was quoted by Spero News regarding the lack of media attention, public concern, and understanding about the threat of a pandemic disease outbreak.
- Michael Osterholm was also quoted in the Deccan Herald in India about how the receding number of avian flu cases this past year does not mean that humans are safe from a pandemic. The article originally appeared in The New York Times.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
- Mark Pereira and David Jacobs were quoted by International News Network about a recent study that found the role of routine activities such as sitting, standing, walking and talking, not vigorous exercise, are vital in determining obesity levels.
- Michael Osterholm was quoted in the Independent Bangladesh about the lack of media attention and public concern about the threat of a pandemic disease outbreak.
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