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As 2015 comes to a close, SNEB would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the eCommunicator a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 7.
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American Council on Exercise
From Nov. 25: The American Council on Exercise has just released its Walk This Way toolkit, featuring resources that can be used by individuals, community organizations, faith-based institutions, schools, employers, etc. to encourage and support individuals to walk more and create walkable environments.
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Teachers College Columbia University
From Oct. 1: Congress is currently drafting the 2015 Child Nutrition Act, which oversees federal nutrition assistance programs for children. Child Nutrition Reauthorization provides important opportunities for nutrition education to be combined with access to healthy foods, maximizing CNR's ability to improve our children's health.
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The New York Times
From Sept. 3: If there is one health myth that will not die, it is this: You should drink eight glasses of water a day. It's just not true. There is no science behind it. And yet every summer we are inundated with news media reports warning that dehydration is dangerous and also ubiquitous.
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SNEB
From Oct. 15: As part of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, Cooking Matters is a free program that helps families shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget. Wal-Mart, the national sponsor for Cooking Matters, makes this program possible. And now there is funding available to help these efforts succeed. Organizations interested in providing Cooking Matters at the store tours may apply for a grant to help support their efforts. Visit www.cookingmatters.org/grants for more information.
SNEB
A special thank you to the SNEB members who review each issue of the eCommunicator — Wendy Hartford, Gayle Coleman, Shannan Young, Sue Sing Lim and Laura Balis. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Los Angeles Times
From Feb. 19: At long last, a group of respected physicians and obesity researchers has stepped forward to challenge the facile bromide that America's weight issues can be easily fixed by diet and exercise. Take note, glib-talking doctors and legislators, rail-thin commentators and fat-haters of all stripes: For most of the nation's 79 million adults and 13 million kids who are obese, the "eat less, move more" treatment, as currently practiced, is a prescription for failure, these experts say.
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Bloomberg
From April 30: Pass the menu, hold the shopping cart. Grocery stores are finding it harder to make headway with shoppers as a surge in spending at restaurants over the past several months signals Americans are more likely to ditch the brown bags in favor of doggy bags. Sales at restaurants and bars overtook spending at grocery stores in March for the first time ever, according to newly released Commerce Department data that dates to 1992.
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The Huffington Post
From Jan. 22: Last year, the movement toward a cleaner, more sustainable food supply gained traction, from school lunches with antibiotic-free chicken to a new rating system for produce that goes beyond organics to take energy, water use and other sustainability factors into account. This year could herald even more changes in the way we eat.
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SNEB
From April 2: Congratulations to the newly elected leadership of SNEB and thank you to all of the members nominated for offices. The society is stronger for your commitment to serve.
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Department of Agriculture
From July 9: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants are spending more of their benefits to make purchases at roadside farm stands, farmers markets and directly from local farmers than ever before. SNAP redemptions at those outlets in FY14 totaled $18.8 million, a nearly six-fold increase since 2008.
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TIME
From July 24: For decades, there's been a steady line of literature welcomed by anyone who enjoys a regular drink or two: that moderate drinking can actually protect you from having a heart attack by keeping your vessels clear and relatively plaque-free. But there's another set of data that shows too much alcohol can start to poison the heart. So where does the line between good-for-you and bad-for-you lie?
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