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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. The obesity epidemic and helping kids make healthy food choices. And feeding young minds with Mr. McFeely on public television. |
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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Want to know if your child is more likely to end up with hypertension, diabetes, depression or low self esteem? One expert says one out of every three obese adults with those health problems - start out as obese children. Recently nutrition and wellness experts gathered with school professionals in Durham to talk about what can be done to fight this epidemic. It's called The Team Nutrition Summer Institute - and it's a joint effort of the USDA, New Hampshire Department of Education and the UNH Department of Health Management and Policy. |
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Roll Tape Nat of Walter Willet signing books -- sot 47:06:01- "Well, I think we are actually scoring a D- to an F in terms of promoting the health and nutrition of our children. Statistics have been clear that obesity has tripled in the past 20 years among children in the US. -- track Harvard School of Public Health's Walter Willet is the author of Eat Drink and Be Healthy. He's one of the featured speakers at the Team Nutrition Summer Institute. The program gathers nutrition and wellness experts to talk about issues like childhood obesity. Among those attending the Institute are - teachers, food service workers, principals and others. The Institute offers a wealth of ideas and resources to ensure better health for young people. One clear message - children are overeating. And there are many reasons why. -- sot Rachel Johnson, Ph.D. Registered Dietician University of Vermont Prof of Nutrition Acting Dean 2:06:05 "Some experts are saying that our children are being raised in a toxic environment. The toxic environment meaning that they are constantly bombarded with messages to consume foods and beverages everywhere. It's from TV, it's on billboards, it's even at school." -2:27:05 -- BUTT BITE 1:18:17 … much of it is related to the huge portion sizes that children are being presented with today. A good example is when a child, a young child, a three, four year old goes to a fast food restaurant, it's very appropriate for them to share a small order of French fries, that would be an appropriate size for a child."- Out 1:52:22 -- track Dr. Rachel Johnson of the University of Vermont calls childhood obesity an American epidemic. And she urges adults both parents and school officials to take on the challenge of getting young people healthy. -- sot Rachel 2:34:00- "It can be done, but it takes commitment and it take commitment on the part of parents and school boards and teachers and school administrators. One very concerning trend in schools is what we call exclusive pouring rights contracts where school administrators are signing contracts with large beverage companies to offer them the exclusive right to provide their products in schools. This can often time lead to tremendous profits for schools and I understand that school funding is an issue you need money for the band uniforms and for the sports teams, but I contend that we are putting children's health over profits when that happens."- Out 3:18:09 -- butt bite SOT Rachel - 3:33:03 "The danger is that our children are consuming copious amounts of sugar sweetened beverages this has resulted in higher energy intakes. An excellent study was done by a professor at Boston Children's Hospital that showed that the more sugar sweetened beverages children consumed, the higher their risk of becoming obese was. So, it's directly related to childhood obesity."- Out 3:58:24 -- SOT Frank Candy is a big seller a cash cow. -- track Frank Berube is the food services administrator for Conway. He's making an effort to put students' health before profits. But that can be tough sell. -- Frank Berube Conway Frank - 32:46:25- We have a store they have a lot of them in the different states, it's called deca. And it's an opportunity for students who are doing marketing to learn how to trade how to work with people, how to ring in cash for, you know, other things. Unfortunately, the students run the store, the first thing they ask for rather than books, t-shirts, and you know, are going to be things like sweets. And we had a bit of a problem with that because the store was going to be open all day from the first period to the last period. One of the things we managed to do this year is we have managed to have the store closed between the first and last high school lines. Because of that, our participation has gone up maybe 10%. Students will always buy candy over lunch, it's just the nature of the beast. So, we try to just not make so many things available to them that way and make more things available to them with nutritional content. ……… -- track In addition to eating right, Team Nutrition also stresses the importance of getting young people moving. -- sot Dr. Rachel 8:35:14- 25% of children watch four or more hours each day of television. We need to turn off the TV. Children who don't have access to the TV to the video games will move on their own accord. I mean, it's important to send them outside, get them to be engaged in physical activity but just limiting those sedentary activities will result in the children moving more. Another important thing is the television does not belong in young children's bedrooms. There was a study that showed that young children who had televisions in their bedrooms were more likely to be over weight. A 6 year old doesn't need a TV in their bedroom." -Out 9:20:00 -- track One clear message - exercise and diet can have a major impact on health and well being. What a child learns today can go a long way to ensuring good health in the future. -- sot Walter Willet - 51:06:15 … we have found that the combination of not smoking, physical activity, and a good diet could eliminate over 80% of heart attacks, over 70% of strokes over 90% of diabetes, over 70% of colon cancer cases and we are not taking advantage of this information. It's certainly worth learning about how to do it." -Out 51:37:00 -- |
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So how do we get our children to eat healthy foods, nutritionist and author Eileen Behan joins me with some suggestions. |
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let's look at what a lot of people opt for fast food.it's easy it's convenient.how bad is it really? what about portion size for kids? is there any way to go to a fast food restaurant and get healthy food? what are some alternatives for at home? |
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Moving now from feeding young bodies to feeding young minds. If you've been watching public television since childhood, you probably know about "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." One of the program's most recognizable characters is Mister McFeely. I recently spent some time with him. We talked about working with Fred Rogers, the benefits of public television, and how it turned into a career. |
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Host Allison McNair talks with Dave Newell, who was Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. They talk about what it was like being on the show as well as some of the special episodes they aired during the show's run. |
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Production of new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood has ended, but re-runs continue to air. If you want to catch up on information about the show, you can visit w-w-w-misterrogers-dot-org. |
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Before we leave you this half hour, here's a summary of Monday's news. |
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivers his assessment of the economy to a Senate Panel on Tuesday. Investors who've been riding a rollercoaster of ups and downs will be listening. After plunging over 400 points early Monday, it bounced back to close down just over 45 points. |
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If you're a Laconia resident, The Citizen newspaper wants to hear from you. The Citizen is planning to get a group together to talk about Motorcycle Week and its future. The paper wants to create a panel it says will be "comprised of ordinary city residents who represent a diversity of opinions on the issue." |
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A Florida utility company made its case before regulators Monday about its plan to purchase a majority stake in the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Advocacy groups objected to the plan, saying the utility company has a poor environmental record. Florida Power and Light defends its record, saying the sale would be good for New Hampshire. Regulators in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire must approve the sale. The hearings continue over the next several days. |
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Seatbelts saved the lives of more than 43 hundred teens in the 1990s. That's according to a new study released by the National Safety Council. The advocacy group concludes that if 80 percent of teen drivers - who were killed betweween 1995 and 2 thousand - had been buckled up - 68 hundred lives would have been saved. New Hampshire is the only state that doesn't require seatbelt use by adults. But the state Highway Safety Agency coordinator says the granite state is one of the few states that makes seatbelt use for those under 18 a law. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Mr. Toad's wild ride. We're talking the stock market, not a day at the fair. Learn some strategies for survival. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:7/15/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:28 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on The Team Nutrition Summer Institute - and it's a joint effort of the USDA, New Hampshire Department of Education and the UNH Department of Health Management and Policy to look at nutrition and wellness of young people. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Walter Willett\Harvard School of Pub Health Dr. Rachel Johnson\UVM Frank Berube\Conway Schools Food Svcs |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:7/15/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 12:00 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included an interview with David Newell. David plays Mister McFeely on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." We talked about working with Fred Rogers, the benefits of public television for a family, and how it turned into a career. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison Mcnair / Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: David Newell\"Mr McFeely" |
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