Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
Coca-Cola: solving the obesity problem?
I enjoy reading the San Francisco Chronicle when I’m in that city. Today’s has a full-page ad from Coca-Cola: “Everything in moderation. Except fun, try to have lots of that.”
Our nation is facing an obesity problem and we plan on being part of the solution. By promoting balanced diets and active lifestules, we can make a positive difference.
For some people, a 12-fl.-oz. beverage may be too much. Everyone’s needs are different. So we’ve created a variety of package sizes….
While keeping track of calories is important, so is burning them off. In our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we’ve heled more than one million kids learn the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition….
As I keep saying, you can’t make this stuff up.
