Re: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

[Guest guest]

I think the menu issue is a mixed blessing. King County Washington (Seattle)

just started posting calories on their menus and boards. If you work with eating

disordered patients, they are freaked out by it. My patients who are trying to

lose weight love it.

Judy D. Simon MS, RD, CD, CHES

Clinic Dietitian/Nutritionist

University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt Campus

Campus mail: box 354700

4245 Roosevelt Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105-6902

Phone:

E-mail: jdsimon@...

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RE: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

I just want to clarify. CSPI is a nonprofit organization. What could be

their ulterior motive?

Additionally, CSPI's leading advocacy campaign for menu labeling laws does not

MAKE people eat right. My patients in NYC can now make informed decisions on

the spot. This is an RD's dream come true, and I think largely in part to CSPI.

Yes, CSPI is sensationalistic, which I believe is intentional. How else can

their message be heard in the battle to improve this country's diet?

> I think they have mostly good information but sometimes I find their

> presentation a little sensationalistic and fear-based. I wish they had a

> little more positive and empowering approach. I actually wrote them to

> provide that feedback a few years ago and never heard back. I wrote because

> when I was working full time in eating disorders, I noticed a correlation

> between foods showing up in CSPI's media bytes and what my clients were

> afraid to eat. I never heard back.

>

> Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com

http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com

http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum

[Guest guest]

I think the menu issue is a mixed blessing. King County Washington (Seattle)

just started posting calories on their menus and boards. If you work with eating

disordered patients, they are freaked out by it. My patients who are trying to

lose weight love it.

Judy D. Simon MS, RD, CD, CHES

Clinic Dietitian/Nutritionist

University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt Campus

Campus mail: box 354700

4245 Roosevelt Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105-6902

Phone:

E-mail: jdsimon@...

" The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential information.

Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated risks of email

transmission. If you are a patient, communicating to a UW Medicine Provider via

email implies your agreement to email communication; see

http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Compliance/EmailRisk.htm.

The information is intended for the individual named above. If you are not the

intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents

of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender by reply email, and

then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. See our Notice of

Privacy Practices at www.uwmedicine.org. "

RE: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

I just want to clarify. CSPI is a nonprofit organization. What could be

their ulterior motive?

Additionally, CSPI's leading advocacy campaign for menu labeling laws does not

MAKE people eat right. My patients in NYC can now make informed decisions on

the spot. This is an RD's dream come true, and I think largely in part to CSPI.

Yes, CSPI is sensationalistic, which I believe is intentional. How else can

their message be heard in the battle to improve this country's diet?

> I think they have mostly good information but sometimes I find their

> presentation a little sensationalistic and fear-based. I wish they had a

> little more positive and empowering approach. I actually wrote them to

> provide that feedback a few years ago and never heard back. I wrote because

> when I was working full time in eating disorders, I noticed a correlation

> between foods showing up in CSPI's media bytes and what my clients were

> afraid to eat. I never heard back.

>

> Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com

http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com

http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum

[Guest guest]

I think the menu issue is a mixed blessing. King County Washington (Seattle)

just started posting calories on their menus and boards. If you work with eating

disordered patients, they are freaked out by it. My patients who are trying to

lose weight love it.

Judy D. Simon MS, RD, CD, CHES

Clinic Dietitian/Nutritionist

University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt Campus

Campus mail: box 354700

4245 Roosevelt Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105-6902

Phone:

E-mail: jdsimon@...

" The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential information.

Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated risks of email

transmission. If you are a patient, communicating to a UW Medicine Provider via

email implies your agreement to email communication; see

http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Compliance/EmailRisk.htm.

The information is intended for the individual named above. If you are not the

intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents

of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender by reply email, and

then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. See our Notice of

Privacy Practices at www.uwmedicine.org. "

RE: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

I just want to clarify. CSPI is a nonprofit organization. What could be

their ulterior motive?

Additionally, CSPI's leading advocacy campaign for menu labeling laws does not

MAKE people eat right. My patients in NYC can now make informed decisions on

the spot. This is an RD's dream come true, and I think largely in part to CSPI.

Yes, CSPI is sensationalistic, which I believe is intentional. How else can

their message be heard in the battle to improve this country's diet?

> I think they have mostly good information but sometimes I find their

> presentation a little sensationalistic and fear-based. I wish they had a

> little more positive and empowering approach. I actually wrote them to

> provide that feedback a few years ago and never heard back. I wrote because

> when I was working full time in eating disorders, I noticed a correlation

> between foods showing up in CSPI's media bytes and what my clients were

> afraid to eat. I never heard back.

>

> Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com

http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com

http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum

[Guest guest]

All non-profits have an ulterior motive. Most often perfectly acceptable

motives. I give money to 501C3s (non-profits) that lobby Congress regarding

topics I agree with. CSPI does the same thing. I just don't always agree with

their methods. I used to work for a non-profit hospital. Their ulterior motive

was to make money! Non-profits are not prevented from making a " profit " . They

just have to account for and spend it differently but they all have motives for

the work they do.

" Making " people eat certain ways is accomplished by laws like banning trans

fatty acids, fat taxes, etc. The method is coercion through penalty or legal arm

twisting, rather than teaching people and letting them make up their own minds.

Those are the methods some of us might disagree with, including " scare tactics " .

Sensationalism borders on dishonesty and less than factual information.

Dave

________________________________

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Lori

Wyble

Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:16 AM

To: rd-usa

Subject: RE: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

I just want to clarify. CSPI is a nonprofit organization. What could be their

ulterior motive?

Additionally, CSPI's leading advocacy campaign for menu labeling laws does not

MAKE people eat right. My patients in NYC can now make informed decisions on

the spot. This is an RD's dream come true, and I think largely in part to CSPI.

Yes, CSPI is sensationalistic, which I believe is intentional. How else can

their message be heard in the battle to improve this country's diet?

> I think they have mostly good information but sometimes I find their

> presentation a little sensationalistic and fear-based. I wish they had a

> little more positive and empowering approach. I actually wrote them to

> provide that feedback a few years ago and never heard back. I wrote because

> when I was working full time in eating disorders, I noticed a correlation

> between foods showing up in CSPI's media bytes and what my clients were

> afraid to eat. I never heard back.

>

> Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com

http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com

http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum

[Guest guest]

All non-profits have an ulterior motive. Most often perfectly acceptable

motives. I give money to 501C3s (non-profits) that lobby Congress regarding

topics I agree with. CSPI does the same thing. I just don't always agree with

their methods. I used to work for a non-profit hospital. Their ulterior motive

was to make money! Non-profits are not prevented from making a " profit " . They

just have to account for and spend it differently but they all have motives for

the work they do.

" Making " people eat certain ways is accomplished by laws like banning trans

fatty acids, fat taxes, etc. The method is coercion through penalty or legal arm

twisting, rather than teaching people and letting them make up their own minds.

Those are the methods some of us might disagree with, including " scare tactics " .

Sensationalism borders on dishonesty and less than factual information.

Dave

________________________________

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Lori

Wyble

Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:16 AM

To: rd-usa

Subject: RE: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

I just want to clarify. CSPI is a nonprofit organization. What could be their

ulterior motive?

Additionally, CSPI's leading advocacy campaign for menu labeling laws does not

MAKE people eat right. My patients in NYC can now make informed decisions on

the spot. This is an RD's dream come true, and I think largely in part to CSPI.

Yes, CSPI is sensationalistic, which I believe is intentional. How else can

their message be heard in the battle to improve this country's diet?

> I think they have mostly good information but sometimes I find their

> presentation a little sensationalistic and fear-based. I wish they had a

> little more positive and empowering approach. I actually wrote them to

> provide that feedback a few years ago and never heard back. I wrote because

> when I was working full time in eating disorders, I noticed a correlation

> between foods showing up in CSPI's media bytes and what my clients were

> afraid to eat. I never heard back.

>

> Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com

http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com

http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum

[Guest guest]

So in conclusion, CSPI's profit used to lobby Congress and pass regulations to

benefit the public health and poor diet of this country is good enough of an

ulterior motive for me. 

[Guest guest]

In some circumstances I probably will agree. Not, however, when it also

encroaches on the free market (influenced and controlled by the spending of free

consumers) and liberty to make personal decisions.

Dave

Quote Worthy: " Every time that we try to lift a problem from our own shoulders,

and shift that problem to the hands of the government, to the same extent we are

sacrificing the liberties of our people. " -- F. Kennedy

________________________________

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Lori

Wyble

Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:40 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter

So in conclusion, CSPI's profit used to lobby Congress and pass regulations to

benefit the public health and poor diet of this country is good enough of an

ulterior motive for me.