Michael Jacobson
Michael Jacobson
food hatchet ignore man processing public relations restaurant top
We pretty much ignore them. They are so over the top that I think they come off as just a public relations hatchet man for the restaurant and food processing industry.
changes lives saves thousands
These changes will saves thousands of lives every year.
creating examples healthier hospitals market promoting setting
Hospitals should be setting examples for the community, setting the pace, even creating the market for healthier products. These are health institutions. They should be promoting health.
banned canada denmark effect ought states united
Denmark has in effect banned partially hydrogenated oil; Canada is considering it. The United States ought to do the same.
kids nutrition telling
This is just warmed-over, namby-pamby 1950s nutrition education. It's telling kids what they know.
fault healthy high mix offering overall products salt
Their overall mix of products is still way too high in saturated and trans fats, salt and sugar. But you can't fault them for offering a healthy alternative.
artificial far front greater health risk weight
Their weight is front and center. And it's a far greater risk to their health than these artificial sweeteners.
canadian dealing emphasis generally prisons punishment underlying
Canadian corrections are generally much more into rehabilitation in prisons and re-entry, ... They're not as punishment-oriented as we are. There is an emphasis on dealing with the underlying issues.
agency period steady top turmoil
The agency has had so much turnover in the top spot, and turmoil throughout, that it could have benefited from a period of steady leadership.
palm switching
Switching to butter, palm oil, anything else would be an improvement.
artificial certainly continue industry people
Back then, saccharin was the only artificial sweetener available. Some people really wanted it, and industry certainly wanted to continue making Tab. So saccharin was let off the hook.
almost anywhere calories mentioned pop soda source though word
It's almost worthless. I don't think the word soda pop is mentioned anywhere in these materials, even though it's the No. 1 source of calories for Americans.
hospitals looks preparing thinking though
It looks to us as though hospitals hadn't been thinking about how they've been preparing foods.
becomes coffee given individual million multiply people risk soda
The risk to a given individual from having some saccharin-sweetened soda or coffee is really trivial. It's when you multiply that times 200 million people that the risk becomes much more significant.