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Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Thursday September 7, 2023 Teens and caffeine in energy drinks - a visual (https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/08/19/energy-drinks-loaded-with-caffeine/70601441007/ <https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/08/19/energy-drinks-loaded-with-caffeine/70601441007/>). Upcoming events … Foodnotphones on Sept. 19 will kickoff a campaign to address social media overuse and reconnection by suggesting that we ditch our phones during mealtimes with family and friends. More info @ (https://www.superma (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday August 28, 2023 Extreme heat is the story of the year. It affects our health, our food and our options for staying active. Nutrition educators have important messages to share on this topic. How heat affects the body How heat affects the body: including a good analogy about the temperature light that goes on in a car and what happens if we don’t stop to let the car cool off (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heat-wave-health/). How heat affects the body and three groups most at risk: babies, pre (...)

Posted by: Yenory Hernandez-Garbanzo, PhD, President-Elect on Friday August 11, 2023 With great excitement, we present this editorial to reflect on the recently concluded SNEB International Conference 2023 and its transformative potential. A year ago, we introduced the theme, "Empowered Food Citizens: Together for Nutrition and Food Systems Transformation," along with the slogan, "Re-connect, Re-nourish, and Re-inspire."1 These concepts guided our conference planning, emphasizing our commitment to delivering attendees a memorable and impactful experience. As we set the stag (...)

Posted by: Lauren Haldeman, PhD on Friday August 11, 2023 One of my favorite parts of articles, briefs, and Great Educational Materials (GEMs) in JNEB is the Implications for Research and Practice section. This is where the rubber meets the road, the theory is put into practice, and the next steps are taken. Often in research, we don't get to see the practical application of the rigorous research we've done. What's great about our field is that the work we do has immediate practical applications, which is one of the key features that distinguishes JN (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday July 31, 2023 Food marketing strategies have changed, moved to different places and gotten more precise to reach consumers (this article doesn’t even begin to include gaming and other examples). Some examples: limited time offers (LTOs) and product mashups, both meant to catch our attention. Product placement, too, has evolved as you’ll see below. Food marketing to children is elevated w/2 recent reports. And not so new, but new for Walmart, expanded in-store advertising (https://www.marketingdive.com/ne (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday July 17, 2023 In the economics of food, there’s some good news about the cost of food overall, yet for many not enough; a round-up of SNAP articles and zero waste/repurposing of food ideas and titles. Grocery inflation drops under five percent in June, but some categories see price increases compared to last year (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/grocery-inflation-drops-below-5-percent-june-2023/686683/ <https://www.grocerydive.com/news/grocery-inflation-drops-below-5-percent-june-2023/686683/>). (...)

Posted by: Lauren Haldeman, PhD on Monday July 17, 2023 Given the conversations happening now at the federal level around funding for nutrition assistance programs for our nation's highest-need communities, nutrition educators need to pay close attention. Whether you are someone who likes to work behind the scenes or take center stage, we need to be strong advocates for these programs to ensure that individuals and communities across the lifecycle have access to adequate and nutritious food. These programs are critical given their vital role in add (...)

Posted by: Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, President of SNEB and sneb on Monday July 17, 2023 A great perk of SNEB membership is the no-cost availability of SNEB webinars. Sponsored by SNEB Divisions, members, friends of the Society, and related organizations, the webinars offer continuing education and course resources on theory, content and contextual features pertinent to development, delivery, evaluation, planning, and innovation of nutrition education and behavioral topics. These webinars, examples of the superior application of SNEB member expertise, are a desirable deliverable for (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Friday June 30, 2023 The latest…from poor air quality affecting outdoor activity to foods and our quest for sleep. This interesting article about readability has implications for reading info on phones/screens: fonts change your reading speed (increase it by 35% on a screen in a recent study) but also change how you’re perceived; ‘bad’ fonts can make it hard to recognize words; when you read small text on a phone the difference in height between capital and lowercase letters is important. Note: in the artic (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Saturday June 17, 2023 JNEB Editorial - June issue Jared T. McGuirt, PhD, MPH, Associate Editor A NEW SEASON OF REACH AND ENGAGE­MENT FOR JNEB You may have noticed that JNEB is popping up in new ways and places across social media: new platforms, graphics, and content. If you haven’t seen this change, please connect with our vari­ous social media platforms to avoid missing out on the excitement! More on where to fnd us in a minute. MORE THAN JUST PERIODICAL What’s behind this shift and expan­sion? This (...)