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Default British Columbia guidelines against "any drinks with artificialsweeteners" in January 2008 in school vending machines, stores, cafeterias orfundraisers -- also recently in Ontario and Quebec, Janet Steffenhagen

British Columbia guidelines against "any drinks with artificial
sweeteners" in January 2008 in school vending machines, stores,
cafeterias or fundraisers -- also recently in Ontario and Quebec,
Janet Steffenhagen 2007.12.28 Vancouver Sun: Murray 2008.04.10

http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.htm
Thursday, April 10, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1537
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"The province has distributed rules [ given ministry guidelines ]
indicating which foods are no longer allowed to be sold in schools
through vending machines, stores, cafeterias or fundraisers.

The rules [ guidelines ] divide foods into two categories -- those
that
are considered healthy and may be sold in schools and those that are
considered generally unhealthy and are off-limits.

The latter category includes highly processed foods and those with
large amounts of sweetener, salt, fat and calories relative to their
nutritional value.

In some cases, the ban [ ministry guideline ] is clear: schools are
not
to sell crackers, muffins, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pastries,
croissants, sugary cereals, popcorn, chips, cheesies, cream cheese,
fries, candy, chocolate, pop, coffee
and any drinks with artificial sweeteners."

"...Ontario and Quebec joined B.C. in legislating bans.
Alberta is leaving decisions on junk-food sales to individual
schools."

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...1-052ffb120281

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Fundraising parents wonder what to sell as junk-food ban looms
New rules mean those who sell snacks to raise money for schools
will have to re-examine their products
Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, December 28, 2007

Elementary schools say they're ready for new rules
[ ministry guidelines ] in January prohibiting [ advising ending ]
junk-food sales to students, but parents who peddle
hot dogs, pizzas and chocolate to raise money for their schools
are still grappling with the change.

The province-wide push to get junk food out of schools means
parents who raise money by selling goodies will have to
re-examine their products to ensure they meet provincial guidelines.
The campaign starts in elementary schools
and moves into middle schools and high schools in September.

Some foods will have to be dropped altogether while others will
have to be modified, which could make them less appealing.
"It's a lot easier when you sell chocolate," Phil Moses, principal
of Captain Cook elementary school in Vancouver, said in an
interview. "Making a profit on whole wheat pizza could
be difficult."

[ Will that be juice or water? That's what students at
Bayview elementary and all other elementary schools will be offered.
Photo Glenn Baglo/Vancouver Sun ]

The province has distributed rules [ given ministry guidelines ]
indicating which foods are no longer allowed to be sold in schools
through vending machines, stores, cafeterias or fundraisers.

The rules [ guidelines ] divide foods into two categories -- those
that
are considered healthy and may be sold in schools and those that are
considered generally unhealthy and are off-limits.

The latter category includes highly processed foods and those with
large amounts of sweetener, salt, fat and calories relative to their
nutritional value.

In some cases, the ban [ ministry guideline ] is clear: schools are
not
to sell crackers, muffins, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pastries,
croissants, sugary cereals, popcorn, chips, cheesies, cream cheese,
fries, candy, chocolate, pop, coffee
and any drinks with artificial sweeteners.

But in other cases, the ban [ ministry guideline ] depends on the
ingredients.
For example, it includes many -- but not all -- fruit juices, tomato
and vegetable juices, pasta salads, stir-fries, sandwiches with deli
or processed meats, sausage or vegetable rolls, tuna salads,
wieners and sausages, meat pies and pizzas.

Geoff Burns, vice-principal at a Nelson school that was one of
the first to experiment with B.C.'s new rules, said one of the biggest
challenges was deciphering labels to determine which foods were in
the "unhealthy" category but could still be okay given that they
contained unusually low amounts of salt, sugar or fat.

"It was crazy," he said in an interview, describing how staff at
Trafalgar middle school pulled items from vending machines
to examine labels and make a judgment.

That process is easier now that the government has expanded its
Dial-A-Dietician service ( 604-732-9191 or 1-800-667-3438 )
to help schools determine which foods are still okay
and which ones are not.

The discussion about ending junk-food sales in Canadian schools
began almost 10 years ago, but there was little action until recently
when Ontario and Quebec joined B.C. in legislating bans. Alberta
is leaving decisions on junk-food sales to individual schools.

The B.C. government first promised to stop junk-food sales
in October 2004 but delayed implementation until 2009,
saying it wanted to give schools a chance to adjust
and fulfil contractual obligations with suppliers.

Recently, however, Education Minister Shirley Bond moved the
deadline forward by a year, noting that one of every four children
in the province is overweight. She also announced plans to require
students to engage in 30 minutes of daily physical activity
starting next fall.

Many schools worried a junk-food ban would result in a loss of
revenue, especially in large high schools where vending machines
dispensing pop, candy and chips can bring in $30,000 a year
or more.

But Burns said the change won't necessarily mean less money.
In his school, vending machine revenue rose slightly after healthy
products were introduced. Students spent more on drinks when
the offerings changed from sodas to power drinks and later to
water and fruit juice, boosting revenues to an average of $150
a month from $70.

But they bought fewer snacks, and food revenues fell to $225
a month from $290.
Trafalgar is not yet fully in compliance with provincial rules because
of the difficulty in finding healthy snacks, Burns said.

Asked about the students' reaction to the change, he said: "I have
heard no complaints whatsoever. The kids get it. They understand
that selling candy at lunch is probably not the best thing for them."

The change did not affect the school's parent advisory council
because unlike most PACs in B.C., it does not engage in fundraising
-- for philosophical reasons, he added.

Although Trafalgar now offers healthier choices, Burns told the
annual teachers' congress last month that it still has a way to go to
satisfy all provincial rules. There continues to be a debate about
whether schools should be selling any foods or bottled water to
students, especially given the environmental effects of the packaging,
he said.

Susan Lambert, vice-president of the B.C. Teachers' Federation,
won applause from about 100 teachers from around the province
attending the congress when she stated emphatically that schools
should not sell any such products to students.

"I don't think there is room in our schools for any vending machines
-- whether they sell Coke or water," she said.

Sun Education Reporter, ;

Visit Janet Steffenhagen's education blog The Report Card
http://communities.canada.com/vancou...d/default.aspx



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Quebec to eliminate junk food in schools
Updated Fri. Sep. 14 2007 6:14 PM ET
The Canadian Press

MONTREAL -- French fries, soft drinks and other types of junk
food will soon be gone from Quebec schools as the province joins
other jurisdictions in Canada taking aim at childhood obesity.

Premier Jean Charest announced Friday that food with little
nutritional value will stop being offered in pre-, elementary and high
schools starting in January 2008.

The policy is already being implemented in many school across the
province, which Charest acknowledged will help the policy gain
traction.

"Many schools and school boards have preceded us in this policy,''
he said while announcing the policy at a local school.
"We're not starting from zero today.''

School vending machines will have their sugary sweets replaced
by healthier fare, such as yogurt, fruits and juice.

Quebec's education minister said the government's policy should
have an impact on students' performance.

"A child who is well fed, that has a balanced diet, increases their
capacity to concentrate, increases their intellectual capacity to
absorb information and certainly improves their memory,''
said Michelle Courchesne.

But Charest also pointed out that the policy has its limits,
given that 80 per cent of students bring a lunch from home.

Charest said in order to attack what he called an obesity problem,
schools not only have to offer healthy food and exercise but
parents need information to make the right choices for their children.

The premier also moved to correct the perception that cutting junk
food from the province's schools will come at a cost.

"It's not true that it costs more,'' Charest said.

However, officials with Quebec's Education Department admitted
that the healthier options may cost slightly more in certain cases,
parents have expressed their willingness to take the hit for the sake
of their child's diet.

The Liberal government will add $11 million to an existing $5-million
program to allow schools to develop programs for exercise and
healthy food choices.

Schools in British Columbia and Nova Scotia are among those
to have already instituted similar policies.

[ Premier Jean Charest announces that food with little nutritional
value will stop being offered in schools at a press conference in
Montreal, Que. Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. Photo]


http://communities.canada.com/vancou...n-schools.aspx

Does TILMA support junk food in schools?

First a confession: I have reported that B.C. banned junk-food sales
in schools and as products for parent fundraisers. That's inaccurate.

There is no legislated ban, only ministry guidelines
for food and beverage sales in B.C. schools.

Boards of education have been told they must report their progress
in implementing these guidelines when they file annual achievement
contracts -- and I would be surprised if any of them flout the rules.
They have told elementary school principals to comply and will
extend that advice to middle and secondary schools for September.

Does it matter if the ministry has issued guidelines rather than a
ban?
Some critics suggest B.C. is not allowed to ban junk-food sales
under TILMA, the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement.
(See comment from BC Fed president Jim Sinclair here
and the Centre for Policy Alternatives here.)

Education Minister Shirley Bond was asked at the recent Teachers'
Congress if TILMA tied her hands in dealing with junk-food sales.
She replied with an emphatic no. I filed a freedom-of-information
request for any reports, documents or communications that mention
the impact of TILMA on junk-food sales in schools and was told
by the ministry that none exists.

But Vancouver school trustee Ken Denike said he was told by
Christy Clark that indeed government decided to regulate rather
than legislate because of TILMA.
(It's Denike's view that the end result will be the same.)

UPDATE -- April 10th news release from the Stop Tilma campaign:

"A legal opinion released today finds that the B.C. government's
guidelines on junk food in schools could be challenged under the
terms of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement
(TILMA).

The opinion by lawyer Steven Shrybman of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell
says that TILMA, the trade deal between BC and Alberta,
could impact decisions like the junk food ban in schools to the point
where the initiative could be scrapped if it restricts investment."

Published Monday, February 04, 2008 11:45 AM by JSteffenhagen
Filed under: shirley bond, schools, B.C., ken denike, trade, mobility,
TILMA, Christy Clark, junk food, guidelines, investment,
Jim Sinclair, fundraisers, PAC

Comments

Caelie Frampton said:

Another interesting point is that the
British Columbia School Trustees' Association (BCSTA)
passed a resolution last year at their AGM requesting that school
boards be exempt from TILMA. An exemption would protect
measures passed at the school board level that "restrict or impair"
investment. Any measure passed at the school board level in
relation to these new guidelines could be in violation of the
agreement.

In Oct. 2007, the BCSTA released their analysis of TILMA.
It is disappointingly pro-TILMA, written with the help of
Robert Muskgrave, one of the TILMA authors.
The BCSTA does not even mention the NAFTA-style private
enforcement process set up under the agreement.
To see the BCSTA analysis go here
http://www.bcsta.org:8080/docushare/...aper_TILMA.pdf

Further, this paper is vastly different from the one commissioned
by SD 63 trustee Joan Axford. You can read her paper he
www.civicgovernance.ca/node/198

Axford warns that TILMA could have great impacts on public
policy decision making at the school board level.

For more information I can be contacted at ;
February 5, 2008 7:12 PM


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

Junk food vending machines to be banned from NHS hospitals
Last updated at 22:04pm on 25th March 2008

Comments Comments (13)
Junk food has been banned from vending machines
in 130 NHS hospitals.

Chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks will be replaced by muesli bars,
nuts and fruit juices.

Vending machine

Vending machines in hospitals won't be stocking crisps
and chocolate in the future

Hospital shops, including those run by the
Women's Royal Voluntary Service,
will also be encouraged to provide healthier food.

The transformation will take place over the next six months
in hospitals in Wales, with sugary, fatty and salty snacks in
vending machines replaced with a range of
Government-approved healthy alternatives.

If the trial proves successful it could be extended to cover
hospitals in England within two years.

Wales has an alarmingly high rate of diet-related illness.
Sixty per cent of adults are overweight or obese.

But the drive is also being aimed at children after it was
revealed 20 per cent of six to 13 year-olds in Wales
are overweight or obese, the highest rate in the UK.

Muesli and juice

A couple of the healthier options that could replace junk food
in hospital vending machines

Welsh health minister Edwina Hart said: "The public sector
should be setting a good example, particularly our hospitals.

"We need to create an environment where it is easier for people
to make healthy choices.

"Diet has an important role to play in the prevention of obesity and
chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes
and certain cancers.

"This is the first stage of our plans to improve hospital food."

The Welsh Assembly will meet with vending machine providers
to find ways of introducing the healthier snacks.

It will also publish clear definitions of what will be allowed in the
machines.

But Vanessa Bourne, of the Patients Association
warned the healthy foods should not be too expensive.

She said: "We need to be aware that the healthy option shouldn't
become the expensive option because if it is, it won't work.

"A choice is the obvious way to go and to educate people in the
most meaningful sense."

The ban was not well-received by some patients in Welsh hospitals
yesterday.

Bill Lyons, 75, who is in the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend,
said: "I think they should keep chocolate. "It's a real bind being in
hospital and it is something to look forward to."



http://abc26.trb.com/news/health/wgn...,2965630.story

Latvia Bans Junk Food Sales in Schools
By Associated Press,

November 1, 2006, 10:31 PM CST

RIGA, Latvia --

A comprehensive ban on the sale of junk food in Latvia's
state schools went into force Wednesday as part of the
country's drive to improve children's diets.

European health experts have said Latvia is the first EU country
to introduce a sweeping ban on junk food sales in public schools.

School shops and cafeterias in the country of 2.3 million
will no longer be able to sell soft drinks, candy bars, potato chips
and chewing gum.

Items containing artificial flavorings and colorings will also be
banned from sale in primary and secondary schools.

Officials said school children would still be able to bring junk food
into schools, but the Health Ministry is hoping teachers will
encourage pupils not to do this.

As part of the program, the ministry will also promote healthy foods
such as milk, juice and fruits.

The government adopted the ban in August based on reports from
doctors that an increasing number of Latvian children were
overweight and seeking medical help due to digestive problems.

Many school kids were skipping the cafeteria and using their lunch
money to buy carbonated soft drinks and potato chips.

Latvia joined the EU in 2004.

Many other EU member states offer a set of recommendations
but have stopped short of prohibiting sales of junk food.

Copyright © 2008, The Associated Press



ISBE 2006.03.16 adopted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's proposal
to ban junk food the entire school day in Illinois elementary and
middle schools, but Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
vetoed it in 2006.04.11 for not also changing cafeteria food --
then approved ban 2006.10.06

http://www.isbe.net/news/2006/mar16a.htm 2006.07.01 news

Illinois State Board of Education
State of Illinois -- Governor Blagojevich
News Release March 16, 2006

ISBE adopts Gov. Blagojevich's proposal to ban junk food in
Illinois elementary and middle schools
State Board of Education approves rules that will allow children
to have a healthier diet in school

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
today adopted rules to officially ban junk food and soda in Illinois
elementary and middle schools. In November, Governor Rod R.
Blagojevich asked the nine board members to ban junk food and
soda in Illinois elementary and middle schools.
Research shows that healthier students have higher attendance
rates, better behavior, and superior test scores.

"Good nutrition helps children attend school more regularly,
behave better when they're in school, and score better on tests,"
said Gov. Blagojevich. "But despite the obvious reasons to eat
healthy, for children, the temptation to eat junk food can just be
too great. Today, the State Board approved rules to reduce this
temptation for kids to replace nutritious meals at school with
things like candy, soda, pizza and chips."

The State Board has the authority under the
National School Lunch Program to prohibit elementary and
middle schools throughout Illinois that participate in the program
from selling junk food and soda during the school day.

Elementary school students in Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York, and West Virginia already cannot get junk food
in schools until at least after lunch.

And other states have gone even further. Hawaii bans junk food
in all schools all day. Florida bans the sale of junk food in
elementary schools all day, and in secondary schools
until after lunch.

Existing State Board rules already prohibit the sale of junk food in
elementary schools during breakfast and lunch, but if students snack
too much between mealtimes, they may not have appetites for
healthy foods at lunch. Today's action changes the rules to prohibit
junk food during the entire school day in elementary and middle
schools. The new rules will begin to take affect in the 2006-2007
school year.

In addition to prohibiting junk food throughout the school day, the
new rules will also change the definition of junk food to focus on
what's most important -- the food's nutritional content.

"We have answered Governor Blagojevich's call to ban junk food
in elementary and middle schools," said Board Chairman Jesse Ruiz.
"The State Board is defining junk food in a way that makes sense
and ensures the health of children. These rules will help students
have a healthier diet and perform better in school."

The average child drinks twice as much soda as milk, according to
the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

One quarter of everything adolescents eat is considered junk food
according to a study from Project Lean.

In addition, children nationwide are consuming an average
150 to 200 more calories per day than they did just ten years ago.

Nationally, 15 percent of children ages 5 to 19 are overweight,
triple that of 20 years ago.

The increased weight is causing increases in serious medical
conditions like Type II diabetes and is setting the stage for
coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer.

A study in Arkansas showed that Type II diabetes -- a condition
once found almost exclusively in adults -- is up 800 percent
among children compared to the past decade.

The notice of the adopted rules will be submitted to the
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to initiate JCAR'S review.
When the process is complete, the adopted rules will be filed with
the Secretary of State and implemented during the 2006-2007
school year.

Agency General Information
100 N. 1st Street . Springfield, IL 62777
866/262-6663 217/782-4321
100 W. Randolph, Suite 14-3000, Chicago, IL 60601
312/814-2220 .


http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=19262

Vending Machine Bills Defeated in Colorado, Illinois
Written By: Krista Kafer
Published In: School Reform News
Publication Date: July 1, 2006
Publisher: The Heartland Institute

A pair of proposals that would have regulated school vending
machines in Colorado and Illinois were defeated April 11,
meaning high-calorie snacks and drinks some call unhealthy
will continue to be sold on school grounds in those states.

'Good Food'

In Colorado, Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed House Bill 1056,
which would have mandated half of all vending machines in
public schools dispense food designated as healthy, to
combat the rising trend in childhood obesity.

According to his veto message, Owens supports the intent but
opposes "legislation that micromanages school districts and their
policies." He noted 12 percent of school districts had voluntarily
adopted similar vending machine policies since the passage last
year of Senate Bill 198, the law that encourages but does not
require districts to stock healthy snacks.

House Majority Leader Alice Madden (D-Boulder), the sponsor
of H.B. 1056, told the Denver Post on April 13, "It's interesting
the author of CSAP's [Colorado's standardized testing system]
is worried about local control. ... We're sort of defeating our own
purposes when we test them and punish our schools when they
don't perform, yet we are failing to provide them with good food."

State Rep. Keith King (R-Colorado Springs) voted against the bill
because "districts would just add vending machines and require more
electricity," he said. "Whenever the legislature gets involved in
mandating a percentage like this, the districts just respond and still
do their own thing. This bill was trying to control the marketplace.
In most cases, 50 percent of vending machines would just not be
used."


Illinois Ban 2006.07.01 news

In Illinois, a legislative review panel rejected Democratic Gov. Rod
Blagojevich's proposal to ban the sale of soda, chips, and candy at
all public and private K-8 schools participating in the free and
reduced-price lunch program.

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, a bipartisan,
bicameral committee that reviews regulations promulgated by
state agencies, nullified Blagojevich's ban, which was adopted by
the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in March at the
governor's request. Blagojevich has been working since 2003 to
ban chips, candy, and soda in the state's public schools.

The proposed rule would have built on current law, which prohibits
the sale of such snacks during breakfast and lunch, to disallow sales
throughout the day. The rule would have taken effect in the 2006-07
school year.

The committee, which voted 10-1, believed the rule did not go far
enough. They want the state to address the nutritional value of
foods sold at school cafeterias as well, state Rep. Larry McKeon
(D-Chicago) of the committee told the Chicago Sun-Times for an
April 11 story. Originally, the proposal required standards for
meals, but the requirement was dropped due to school opposition.

According to the Sun-Times, McKeon voted against the rule
because "members felt that a much more expansive approach
dealing with food service in general, both cafeteria food services
as well as vending machines, was a better strategy for ISBE to
embark upon."

National Nutrition

Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert, an
organization that opposes commercialism in schools, said
the Illinois and Colorado proposals were both "far too weak."

"It is not the job of schools to deliver captive audiences of children
to the junk food industry," Ruskin said, but to teach students the
value of good nutrition. "It is time for adults to take the problem of
childhood obesity seriously."

Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia currently
forbid the sale of soda, chips, and candy in elementary schools
before lunch, according to the Illinois Department of Education.

Hawaiian law bans such snacks from all schools.

Florida public elementary schools are not allowed to sell such
snacks at any time, and secondary schools may do so only after
lunch.

A Florida bill to ban the sale on school grounds of foods containing
corn syrup, and a Maryland bill to ban the sale of foods with
"minimal nutritional value" in all school vending machines, died
before the end of the legislative session, according to the
American Bakers Association.

A 2005 federal Government Accountability Office study found
99 percent of high schools, 97 percent of middle schools,
and 83 percent of elementary schools have vending machines,
school stores, or snack bars.

Krista Kafer ( ; ) is a freelance writer
in Denver, Colorado.


http://illinoischannel.spaces.live.c...151!1697.entry

JCAR Approves Rules to Ban Junk Food in Schools
from the Gov's press office, October 10, 2006

SPRINGFIELD --
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) today
approved rules that officially ban junk food and soda in Illinois
elementary and middle schools.

In November of last year, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich asked the
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to ban junk food and soda
in Illinois elementary and middle schools. Research shows that
healthier students have higher attendance rates, better behavior,
and superior test scores.

"Ask any parent if they want their child drinking soda and eating
candy at school -- and they'll say no. Good nutrition isn't candy,
soda, pizza and chips. This was a long hard fight. We met plenty
of resistance along the way, but ultimately members of the
administrative rules committee did the right thing by joining us and
voting to take junk food out of our schools," said Gov. Blagojevich.

ISBE has the authority under the National School Lunch Program
to prohibit elementary and middle schools throughout Illinois that
participate in the program from selling junk food and soda during
the school day.

Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia already
restrict elementary schools from selling junk food to students until
at least after lunch. And other states have gone even further.

Hawaii bans junk food in all schools all day.

Florida bans the sale of junk food in elementary schools all day,
and in secondary schools until after lunch.

Existing State Board of Education rules already prohibit the sale of
junk food in elementary schools during breakfast and lunch, but if
students snack too much between mealtimes, they may not have
appetites for healthy foods at lunch.

Today's action changes the rules to prohibit junk food during the
entire school day in elementary and middle schools. The new rules,
approved by ISBE in March before being submitted to the
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, were supported by the
following members of JCAR: state Senators
James F. Clayborne, Jr. (D-Belleville),
M. Maggie Crotty (D-Oak Forest),
and Ira I. Silverstein (D-Chicago) and state Representatives
Brent Hassert (R-Romeoville),
Thomas Holbrook (D-Belleville),
Larry McKeon (D-Chicago),
David E. Miller (D-Dolton),
and Rosemary Mulligan (R-Des Plaines).

In addition to prohibiting junk food throughout the school day, the
new rules, which take effect immediately, will also change the
definition of junk food to focus on what's most important -- the
food's nutritional content.

"The health of our children and providing them every opportunity
to succeed is of the utmost importance to us. We are pleased to
see the new junk food rules moving forward, because we know
that a healthy diet contributes to the learning readiness and
wellbeing of the children of Illinois," said ISBE Chair Jesse Ruiz.

"We are pleased to see that the rules have passed.
The American Heart Association applauds Gov. Blagojevich's
leadership on this important issue.
This is an excellent first step in improving school nutrition in
Illinois.
Although this is a substantial success for the Governor and his
team, the real winners will be the kids who get to live longer and
healthier lives," said Mark Peysakhovich,
Senior Director of Advocacy for the American Heart Association,
Greater Midwest Affiliate.

A recent study found that 61 percent of Illinois residents
and nearly one in four Illinois adults are obese, which
is up from one year ago and part of an alarming national trend.

Obesity climbed in 30 other states and only fell in one, Nevada.

The results were compiled by the non-profit
Trust for America's Health, which used data from a federal
telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight.

Recently released government research also found that
60 percent of children overweight at any time during their
preschool years are also overweight at age 12,
which reinforces the importance of early prevention.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest,
the average child drinks twice as much soda as milk.

A study from Project Lean found that one quarter of everything
adolescents eat is considered junk food.

And, children nationwide are consuming on average
150 to 200 more calories per day than they did just ten years ago.

In addition, 15 percent of all children ages 5 to 19 are overweight,
triple that of 20 years ago.

While setting the stage for coronary heart disease, stroke and
cancer, the growing epidemic is causing significant increases in
serious medical conditions like Type II diabetes. A study in
Arkansas showed that Type II diabetes -- a condition once
found almost exclusively in adults -- is up 800 percent
among children compared to the past decade.
__________________________________________________ __


Note: many recent aspartame bans.....

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426
ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer
will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit aspartame,
MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives, trans fats, salt
"nasties" to protect kids from ADHD: leading UK media:
Murray 2007.05.15

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1451
Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose) and coloring agents
will be banned from use in newly-born and baby foods,
the European Parliament decided: Latvia ban in schools 2006:
Murray 2007.07.12

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes,
New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial
sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham,
The Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22

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two aspartame toxicity research studies by Resia Pretorius,
U. Pretoria, South Africa, debate with JD Fernstrom:
Murray 2008.04.04
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.htm
Friday, April 4, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1536

[ See also:
methanol impurity in alcohol drinks [ and aspartame ] is turned
into neurotoxic formic acid, prevented by folic acid, re Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome, BM Kapur, DC Lehotay, PL Carlen at U. Toronto,
Alc Clin Exp Res 2007 Dec. plain text: detailed biochemistry,
CL Nie et al. 2007.07.18: Rich Murray 2008.02.24
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Sunday, February 24, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1524 ]


http://foodqualitynews.com/news/ng.a...tame-sweetener
recent news re E Pretorius aspartame and brain review


Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain.
Humphries P, Pretorius E, Naude H, U. Pretoria, South Africa,
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug 8: Murray 2007.08.12
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1463

"The aim of this study was to discuss the direct and indirect
cellular effects of aspartame on the brain,
and we propose that excessive aspartame ingestion
might be involved in the pathogenesis
of certain mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR 2000)
and also in compromised learning and emotional functioning."

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug 8; [Epub ahead of print]
Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain.
Humphries P,
Pretorius E, ;
Naude H.
[1] Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
[2] Department of Anatomy, University of the Limpopo,
South Africa.

The use of the artificial sweetener, aspartame, has long been
contemplated and studied by various researchers, and people are
concerned about its negative effects.

Aspartame is composed of phenylalanine (50%),
aspartic acid (40%) and methanol (10%).

Phenylalanine plays an important role in neurotransmitter regulation,
whereas aspartic acid is also thought to play a role as an excitatory
neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

Glutamate, asparagines and glutamine are formed from their
precursor, aspartic acid.

Methanol, which forms 10% of the broken down product,
is converted in the body to formate,
which can either be excreted or can give rise to formaldehyde,
diketopiperazine (a carcinogen) and a number of other highly toxic
derivatives.

Previously, it has been reported that consumption of aspartame
could cause neurological and behavioural disturbances in sensitive
individuals.

Headaches, insomnia and seizures are also some of the neurological
effects that have been encountered, and these may be accredited to
changes in regional brain concentrations of catecholamines,
which include norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine.

The aim of this study was to discuss the direct and indirect
cellular effects of aspartame on the brain,
and we propose that excessive aspartame ingestion
might be involved in the pathogenesis
of certain mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR 2000)
and also in compromised learning and emotional functioning.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication,
8 August 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602866.
PMID: 17684524

Keywords: astrocytes; aspartame; neurotransmitters; glutamate;
GABA; serotonin; dopamine; acetylcholine

Received 25 October 2006; revised 26 April 2007;
accepted 27 April 2007
Correspondence: Professor E Pretorius, Department of Anatomy,
University of Pretoria, BMW Building, Dr Savage Street,
PO Box 2034, Pretoria 0001,
Gauteng, South Africa. E-mail:


c 2007 Nature Publishing Group,
All rights reserved 0954-3007/07
$30.00
www.nature.com/ejcn
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Avoiding formaldehyde allergic reactions in children, aspartame,
vitamins,
shampoo, conditioners, hair gel, baby wipes, Sharon E Jacob, MD, Tace
Steele, U. Miami, Pediatric Annals 2007 Jan.: eyelid contact
dermatitis, AM
Hill, DV Belsito, 2003 Nov.: Murray 2008.03.27
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.htm
Thursday, March 27, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1532

"It is generally recommended that exposure to products containing
formaldehyde, FRP's, and aspartame (NutraSweet) be avoided
in children."

"Through metabolism, aspartame is converted metabolically
in the liver to methanol,
which is in turn metabolized to formaldehyde. 8"

http://www.pediatricannalsonline.com....asp?rID=21306

Avoiding formaldehyde allergic reactions in children
Pediatric Annals. 2007 Jan.; 36(1): 55-6. PMID: 17269284
Sharon E. Jacob, MD,
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Dermatology)
University of California, San Diego 200 W. Arbor Drive #8420
San Diego, CA 92103-8420
Tel: 858-552-8585 ×3504 Fax: 305-675-8317
;


formaldehyde from many sources, including aspartame, is major cause of
Allergic Contact Dermatitis, SE Jacob, T Steele, G Rodriguez, Skin and
Aging
2005 Dec.: Murray 2008.03.27
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.htm
Thursday, March 27, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1533

"For example, diet soda and yogurt containing aspartame
(Nutrasweet), release formaldehyde in their natural biological
degradation.

One of aspartame's metabolites, aspartic acid methyl ester,
is converted to methanol in the body, which is oxidized to
formaldehyde in all organs, including the liver and eyes. 22

Patients with a contact dermatitis to formaldehyde have been seen
to improve once aspartame is avoided. 22

Notably, the case that Hill and Belsito reported had a 6-month
history of eyelid dermatitis that subsided after 1 week of avoiding
diet soda. 22"

"We present a case of a medical student who presented with
erythematous eczematoid plaques on her trunk and legs and
fine vesiculation of her scalp, 3 weeks after starting anatomy class.

Of note, she routinely washed her face and arms after leaving the
anatomy lab, but remained in her scrubs for the rest of the day.

Formaldehyde and Quaternium-15 positive reactions
in the same patient."

"Our patient underscores the importance of appropriate patch
testing and education.
Once we identified the allergy to formaldehyde and quaternium-15,
we provided patient education materials regarding the common and
not-so-common locations of these chemicals and cross-reactors.
We also gave the patient information on avoidance
and safe alternatives (see Table 5).

Fortunately, with technical advances, this student completed the
anatomy section via electronic learning tools.

By avoiding formaldehyde, including anatomy lab, FRP
in her shampoo and cosmetics,
and aspartame in her diet, this patient dramatically improved.

As with all contact dermatitides, the mainstay of treatment for
allergic contact dermatitis is avoidance."

http://www.skinandaging.com/article/5158
Allergen Focus:
Focus on T.R.U.E. Test Allergens #21, 13 and 18:
Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives
Skin & Aging, ISSN 1096-0120; 13(12) 2005 Dec.: 22-27.
Sharon E. Jacob, M.D.,
Tace Steele, B.A.,
and Georgette Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.
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"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to enjoy
peace, joy, and love by helping to find, quickly share, and positively
act upon evidence about healthy and safe food, drink, and
environment."

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James G
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Default British Columbia guidelines against "any drinks with artificialsweeteners" in January 2008 in school vending machines, stores, cafeterias orfundraisers -- also recently in Ontario and Quebec, Janet Steffenhagen

Doesn't seem like they're really doing this because of some big
conclusive discovery about diet soda.


In fact, I know the school close to where I live has several vending
machines, and these were a HUGE distraction to students. Lots of
leaving class to loiter by them, goofing around them, roughing the
machines up, etc.


Not to mention, diet soda already has a bit of a bad rep, being so
closely associated to soda sweetened in traditional manners. So, they
might just ban it ALL to try and make the push towards healthy foods
as powerful as possible to an observer.
 




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