Is Your Lifestyle Keeping You Young (or not)?

Tuesday, July 24, 2007  7:11 am

Here’s a neat free assessment. You can do a lifestyle questionnaire at Real Age (the website of Oprah darling Dr. Oz and his partner Dr. Roizen), that will tell you what your body’s age is based on things like your diet, how often you exercises, your stress management, health history and on and on. It takes 10-15 minutes to do. You’ll get a pitch to sign up for their program once you’ve completed the assessment. But, just for the assessment information, it’s worth the time, and maybe you’ll learn a little something.

The Rudd Center and Public Opinion Attitude Shifts on Obesity

Friday, July 6, 2007  7:47 am

If you are interested in the cultural issues that underlie the obesity epidemic, the Rudd Center at Yale’s website is required reading. They have done some great research on the social stigmatization around weight, and in my opinion have some of the most progressive and comprehensive ideas on making real change at the national level.

Here’s some info from their site on the shift in public opinion around obesity. Interesting reading!

There has been an interesting trajectory of public opinion about obesity. The majority of Americans are clearly concerned with obesity and there is growing support for obesity-targeted policies. The following table presents the changes that have been found in support of strategies that influence the environment in order to promote better nutrition.

Source: Brownell KD. The chronicling of obesity: Growing awareness of its social, economic, and political contexts. J of Health Politics and Law. 2005; 955-64.

Share your story

Thursday, July 5, 2007  11:31 am

I am looking people to share their story for two projects that I’m working on:

1) If you live in the Boston area, and have used conscious eating as part of your weight managing lifestyle, I would love to connect with you. There is a new, very cool sounding TV program about alternative health, and we’ve been talking about doing a piece on conscious eating. Email me if this sounds like you.

2) For a new website that has the goal of supporting people interested in launching a positive life change, I am looking for a few people to e-interview about the first 30 days of a new weight-management program – what you experienced, and advice for others taking the plunge. Again, shoot me an email if you’re willing to share.

Thanks!

Annie