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CHS 448

NUTRITION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS:

DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Winter 2014

Time: Thursdays 12:00-2:50 p.m.

Room: CHS 41-235

Course # 840-696-200

Instructors: Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD

Office: 26-078B CHS

Office Hours: Mondays 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Thursdays 11:00-11:50

or by appointment

Voicemail: (310) 825-8196

Email: mtbaer@ucla.edu

M. Cristina Tirado-von der Pahlen, PhD

Office: 36-081A CHS

Office Hours: Thursdays 2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. or by appointment

Email: cristinatirado@ucla.edu

Course Overview

This course is an advanced-level seminar on food and nutrition policy and programs in the United

States and internationally. It is intended for graduate students who are interested in an in-depth

analysis of community- and population-based approaches to preventing or reducing problems of

hunger and malnutrition. The course assumes that students have a basic background in nutritional

sciences. (Students without this background should discuss appropriate supplemental readings with

Dr. Baer.) The course features guest speakers from among faculty and others with expertise in

domestic and international nutrition and food policy issues. The readings, lectures and discussions

will focus on approaches to reducing hunger and other forms of malnutrition both in the U.S. and

internationally (particularly developing countries).

An explicit aim of the course is to encourage students to compare and contrast food and nutrition

policies and programs domestically and internationally. Students are expected to take an active role in

this seminar which can be regarded, for the duration of the quarter, and often beyond, as a

collaborative learning community.

The class will meet for three hours once a week and is worth 4 units of credit. Enrollment is limited

to 20 students.

Learning Objectives and map to the MPH competencies required by the Association of Schools of

Public Health, with the following code: Env = Environmental Health Sciences; E = Epidemiology;

H = Health Policy & Management; S = Social and Behavioral Sciences; C = Communication and

Informatics; D = Diversity and Culture; PHB = Public Health Biology; P = Professionalism; PP =

Program Planning; ST = Systems Thinking. For complete specification of these competencies, see the

following url:

http://www.asph.org/userfiles/AJPHSept08_Development_MPH_Core_Competency_Model.pdf.

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Completion of the course should result in the students having accomplished the following learning

objectives:

1. Acquired in-depth knowledge of contemporary community and population based approaches

to improving nutritional status and dietary quality, in the US and internationally. (ASPH

competencies Env 3,5; H3; S3,5; C2; D3, 4; L2,8; PHB 3; P2,3,6,7,8,9; PP1,10; ST 2,8,9)

2. Understand the influence of contemporary economic and environmental trends on food

security and human nutrition for diverse populations. (ASPH competencies Env 1; E 1,3,4,6;

H 1; S2,6; D4; PHB 2,4,7; P4,6; ST 10)

3. Appreciate the policy process in terms of mechanisms and time required, and the impact of

policy changes on nutritional well-being of vulnerable populations. (ASPH competencies E

4,6,8; H4; S4,5; C7; L3,6; P3,5,9)

Course Requirements and Grading

This is a reading-intensive course, run much like a seminar. The most important requirements,

therefore, are completion of all assigned readings before each session, regular attendance and

active participation in discussions. As a part of the active participation, students will be asked to

“tune in” to food and nutrition program or policy-related news items, both international and domestic,

as they occur during the quarter and to report these to the rest of the class for discussion on a weekly

basis. This is typically the way we begin each class session.

A reflection/discussion question will be posted each week relating to the topic and readings for the

following week. Students should prepare and turn in at the beginning of class a short essay (up to one

page double-spaced) in response to this question (please include references; these can be on a separate

page if needed). The reflection paper due on February 13th will be replaced by a letter that you will

write to a legislator (either state or national) regarding a food and/or nutrition policy issue.

More details on this letter will be provided.

In addition, each week 2-4 assigned students will lead a class discussion/debate on an issue related

to the topic of the day and informed by the assigned readings, for about 45 minutes to one hour of

class. (This will typically be the last part of the class, but the timing may be altered depending on the

schedule constraints of guest lecturers). Since the class covers both domestic and international food

and nutrition programs and policies, the discussion leaders will prepare questions related to both

(where there are clear differences of course). Each student will co-lead a discussion/debate at least

once (depending on the number enrolled) during the quarter. Sign-up sheets will be available the

second week of class. Discussion questions/debate issues will be posted to the class website no later

than the Monday preceding the class so that other students have the time to prepare.

There are no exams in this course. There will be a 20 page (maximum) final paper on an

international or domestic food policy topic, which will be turned in on March 6th

(the 9th

week of

the quarter) and presented to the class during the time scheduled for the final examination. More

details about the final paper will be provided. This year we are offering students who might be

interested the option of working together to produce a publishable paper. In this case, the grade for

the collective report must be shared as well and group members will evaluate each other’s

contribution. Please clear your topic with the instructor no later than half-way through the

quarter, February 6th

.

Grades will be determined on the following basis: weekly response to reflection/discussion questions

40%, leadership of weekly discussions/debates on assigned days 15%, general class participation

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(based on attendance, active participation in class and sharing current nutrition news) 15%, final

paper 30%.

Books/References

Required:

Nestle M. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health,

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2nd

Edition, 2007.

Paarlberg R. Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press, 2010

Lang T, Barling D and Caraher M. Food Policy: Integrating Health, Environment &

Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Fan S and Pandya-Lorch R. (ed.) Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. IFPRI,

2013. http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/oc69.pdf

Recommended: On Reserve at the Biomedical Library under this course number:

(readings assigned from these sources for some sessions)

Patel, R. Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, Melville

House Publishing, 2012

Conway, G. One Billion Hungry: Can we Feed the World? Cornell University Press, 2012

Clapp J and Cohen MJ. The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and

Opportunities. CIGI and Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2009.

Edelstein S, Gerald B, Bushell TC, Gunderson C. Food and Nutrition at Risk in America:

Food Insecurity, Biotechnology, Food Safety and Bioterrorism, Sudbury, MA: Jones and

Bartlett, 2009

Edelstein S. (ed.) Nutrition in Public Health: A Handbook for Developing Programs and

Services, Third Edition, Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2011.

Pollan M. In Defense of Food: an Eater’s Manifesto, New York: Penguin Books, 2008.

Gottleib R and Anupama J. Food Justice: Food, Health and the Environment. MIT Press,

2010. (also available from Amazon.com at just under $20)

Pinstrup-Andersen P and Watson D. Food Policy for Developing Countries: The Role of

Government in Global, National, and Local Food Systems. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University

Press, 2011.

Supplementary recommendations (not on reserve)

World Bank. Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development. Washington DC: The

World Bank, 2006. Available from the World Bank website.

Lang T, Heasman M. Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds, and Markets.

London: Earthscan, 2004.

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. The Haworth Press. Hunger and

Environmental Nutrition, Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

http://www.HENdpg.org. This quarterly journal is available for $15/year to members of the

AND Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Practice Group.

Horton R. (ed.). Maternal and Child Nutrition Series. New York, NY: The Lancet, 2013.

Available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/series/maternal-and-child-nutrition.

Expert papers for the FAO/WHO Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) -

Preparatory Technical Meeting 13-15 November 2013. Available online at:

http://www.fao.org/food/nutritional-policies-strategies/icn2/core-background-papers/en/

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Other readings as assigned for specific class sessions

References online:

List-Servs to join for at least the duration of the class: List-servs that may be useful to you this

quarter are highlighted under the “advocacy” websites: CA Food and Justice Coalition, Food

Research Action Coalition, CA Food Policy Advocates, Slow Food, UN Standing Committee on

Nutrition lists, etc.

Governmental Organizations:

Cancer Information Service, Office of Cancer Communications:

http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/cis/page1

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA: www.usda.gov/cnpp

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

Food and Drug Administration: www.fda.gov

healthfinder®-Gateway to Reliable Consumer Health Information, National Health

Information Center: www.healthfinder.gov

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center: www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Office of Communications

and Public Liaison: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov

The Obama Administration’s Initiative on global food security:

http://www.feedthefuture.gov/

USDA Food & Nutrition Service: www.fns.usda.gov/fns

Information regarding legislation:

California Legislature/Assembly Bills: www.leginfo.ca.gov

California State Government website: www.ca.gov

Congress.gov: US Legislative Information: beta.congress.gov

Information/updates on legislation: https://www.popvox.com

U.S. Government information (Federal Register, Congressional bills, GAO reports, Public

laws): http://www.gpo.gov/ ; http://thomas.loc.gov/

Professional Associations:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: www.eatright.org

American Public Health Association: www.apha.org

International Association for Food Protection: http://www.foodprotection.org/

National Alliance for Nutrition & Activity (NANA):

http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/nana.html

School Nutrition Association: http://www.schoolnutrition.org

Advocates/Think Tanks:

Action Against Hunger: www.aah-usa.org

American Enterprise Institute: http://www.aei.org

American Farm Bureau Federation: www.fb.org

American Farmland Trust: www.farmland.org

Bread for the World Institute: www.bread.org

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Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities: Federal Programs for Sustainable

Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation and Community Development:

https://attra.ncat.org/guide/index.html

California Food and Justice Coalition: http://cafoodjustice.org

California Food Policy Advocates: www.cfpa.net

Center for Food Safety: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Center for Science in the Public Interest: http://www.cspinet.org/

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/

Community Food Security Coalition: www.foodsecurity.org

Congressional Hunger Center: http://www.hungercenter.org

Food and Water Watch Farm Bill Blog: www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/farm-bill-

update-new-year-but-same-old-shenanigans/

Food and Water Watch: www.foodandwaterwatch.org

Food First: www.foodfirst.org

Food Research Action Center: www.frac.org

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements: http://www.ifoam.org/

International Food Policy Research Institute: www.ifpri.org

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: www.attra.ncat.org

Organic Consumers Association: www.organicconsumers.org/

Oxfam America: www.oxfamamerica.org

Slow Food USA: http//:www.slowfoodusa.org

Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food & Activity Environments: www.eatbettermovemore.org

Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: www.msawg.org

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE): www.sare.org

The National Agricultural Law Center: http://nationalaglawcenter.org

The Non Communicable Diseases Alliance: http://www.ncdalliance.org/

Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org/

US Working Group on the Food Crisis: www.usfoodcrisisgroup.org

United Nations Organizations:

Food and Agriculture Organization: www.fao.org

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: www.worldbank.org

The World Bank: www.worldbank.org

The World Health Organization: www.who.org

UNICEF: www.unicef.org

United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition: http:/www.unscn.org/

United Nations University: http://www.unu.edu/

United Nations: www.unsystem.org

World Food Program: www.wfp.org

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Schedule of Class Sessions Instructor(s)

January 9, 2014 – Session 1

Introductions: Baer/ Tirado-von der Pahlen

Instructors/Class

Purpose and scope of course

What is nutrition policy and who makes it?

Reading:

Nestle, M. Preface to the 2007 edition, pp vii – xi.

Nestle, M. Introduction: The Food Industry and “Eat More.” pp. 1-28.

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 1 An Overview of Food Politics, pp. 1-8.

Lang, T et al. Ch. 1 Introduction and Themes, pp. 1-19.

Lang, T et al. Ch. 2 Defining Food Policy, pp, 21-64.

Pinstrup-Anderson, P & Watson, D. Ch 1 Toward a Dynamic Global Food System.

Pinstrup-Anderson, P & Watson, D. Ch 2 Food Policy.

Recommended:

Patel, R. Preface to the Second Edition, pp.1-7.

Patel, R. Introduction, pp. 9-25.

Pollan, M. Introduction: An Eater’s Manifesto, pp. 1-15.

Pollan, M. Ch. 1: The Age of Nutritionism, pp. 19-81.

Edelstein, S (ed.), Ch. 7 (Rengers): Creating Public Policy, pp. 129-139.

Gottleib R & Anupama J, Introduction: Taking Root pp. 1-10.

Gottleib R & Anupama J, Ch. 4 Food Politics, pp. 75-79.

Background reading (if no nutrition courses taken):

Nestle, M, Appendix: Issues in Nutrition and Nutrition Research pp. 375-385.

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January 16, 2014 – Session 2

Hour 1: Agriculture Policy is Health Policy Guest Lecturer

Richard Jackson, PhD, Chair and Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding

School of Public Health

Reading:

Jackson RJ, Minjares R, Naumoff KS, Shrimali BP, Martin LK. Agriculture Policy is Health

Policy. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 4:393-408, 2009. Available online at:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19320240903321367

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 10: Agriculture, the Environment and Farm Animals, pp. 110-126.

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 11: Agribusiness, Supermarkets and Fast Food, pp. 127-138.

Recommended:

Wallinga, D. Today’s Food System How healthy is it?, JHEN 4:251-281, 2009

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Borras, Franco et al, Land grabbing in Latin America and the Caribbean, J. Peasant Studies

39(3-4):845-72, 2012. Available on line at: http://r1.ufrrj.br/geac/portal/wp-

content/uploads/2012/11/BORRAS-et-al-Land-grabbing-in-Latin-America-2012.pdf

Hour 2: Tirado-von der Pahlen

Nutrition and health promoting agriculture and food systems: International Perspective

Reading:

World Bank, 2012. Prioritizing nutrition in agriculture and rural development. Available

online at:

http://www.wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/12/05/00

0386194_20121205024326/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileName0.pdf

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Health Organization,

2013. Overview of Nutrition Sensitive Food Systems: Policy Options and Knowledge Gaps.

Availabile online at:

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/agn/pdf/NutSensitiveFoodSystems_FINAL.pdf

Recommended:

Fan S and Pandya-Lorch R. (ed.) Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. IFPRI,

2013. http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/oc69.pdf

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

January 23, 2014 – Session 3

Food insecurity, hunger and the right to food Baer

Reading:

Edelstein, S (Ed.), Ch. 17 (Holben). Food Security and Adequate Food Access for the Public,

pp. 268-281.

Lang, T. et al. Ch. 8 Inequality, Poverty and Social Justice, pp. 253-295

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 4 The Politics of Chronic Hunger, pp 32-45.

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 5 The Politics of Famine, pp. 46-55.

NAS, IOM, US Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health, 2013.

Available online at: http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/US-Health-in-International-

Perspective-Shorter-Lives-Poorer-Health.aspx

De Schutter, O. (UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food). The right to food as a human

right, 2013. Available online at: http://www.srfood.org/en/right-to-food

Recommended:

AND Position paper: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrition Security

in Developing Nations: Sustainable Food, Water and Health, JAND 113 (4): 581-593, 2013.

Porkka M, Kummu M, Siebert S, Varis O. From Food Insufficiency towards Trade

Dependency: A Historical Analysis of Global Food Availability. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8 (12):

e82714 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082714

Edelstein. S. et al, Ch. 6: (Gunderson) The Measurement of Food Insecurity in the US, pp.

93-112

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Edelstein, S. et al. Ch. 7: (Gunderson) The Determinants of Food Insecurity in the US, pp.

113-129.

Edelstein, S. et al. Ch. 8: (Gunderson) The Consequences of Food Insecurity in the US, pp.

131-147.

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

January 30, 2014 – Session 4

Changing dimensions of the U.S. nutrition problem Baer/ Westfall

Domestic nutrition agencies and programs

Nutrition monitoring and surveillance

Obesity epidemic

Reading:

Paarlberg, R Ch. 8 The Politics of Obesity, pp. 81-94.

Edelstein, S. (Ed.) Ch. 9 (McCabe-Sellers & Bogle): Role of the USDA in Public Health

Nutrition, pp. 148-160.

Edelstein, S et al. Ch. 9: Food Assistance Programs in the US, pp. 149-165.

Edelstein, S (ed.), Ch. 2 (O’Neil & Nicklas). Applying Nutrition Science to the Public’s

Health, pp.19-24. (Nutrition monitoring and surveillance in the US)

Pollan M. In Defense of Food. Ch. II, The Western Diet and the Diseases of Civilization, pp.

85-136

Hoffman J and Salerno JA. 2012, The Weight of the Nation Part III The Foods Working

Against Us. National Academy of Science, pp. 75-136 (will be posted to class website)

Nestle, M. Part 1: Undermining Dietary Advice

Ch. 1: From “Eat More” to “Eat Less,” 1900-1990. pp. 31-50.

Ch. 2: Politics versus science: opposing the food pyramid, 1991-1992 pp. 51-66.

Ch. 3: “Deconstructing” dietary advice. pp. 67-92

Nestle, M. Part 2: Working the System

Ch. 4: Influencing government: food lobbies and lobbyists. pp. 95-110.

Ch. 5: Co-opting nutritional professionals. pp. 111-136.

Ch. 6: Winning friends, disarming critics. pp. 137-158.

Ch. 7: Playing hardball: legal and not. pp. 159-172.

Recommended:

Levine S. Introduction: The Politics of Lunch, in School Lunch Politics, pp 1-9.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. Available online at:

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/PolicyDoc/PolicyDoc.pdf.

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

February 6, 2014 – Session 5

Hour 1: Tirado-von der Pahlen

Changing Dimensions of the nutrition problem globally

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Reading:

Paarlberg R. Ch. 2 Food Production and Population Growth, pp. 8-19

Paarlberg R. Ch. 3 The Politics of High Food Prices, pp. 20-31.

Paarlberg R. Ch. 6 The Green Revolution Controversy, pp. 56-69.

Deckers J. Does the consumption of farmed animal products cause human hunger? J Hunger

and Environmental Nutrition 6:353-377, 2011

Consult and browse the following website: http://www.feedthefuture.gov/

Recommended:

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 5 (Elliot), RUS Biofuels Policy and the Global Food Price

Crisis, pp 59-75.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 11 (Weis), Fossil Energy and the Biophysical Roots of the

Food Crisis, pp 145-159.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 12 (Zirbe), Setting the Global Dinner Table, pp. 161-173

Hour 2: Climate Change and Nutrition Tirado-von der Pahlen

Reading:

Tirado, M.C., Crahay, P. . Mahy, L., Zanev , C., Neira e, M, Msangi, S., D. Costa Cohitinio

and Mueller A. 2013 Climate Change and Nutrition: Creating a Climate for Nutrition

Security. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, v34, n4. www.foodandnutritionbulletin.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Change

2007: Synthesis Report. Summary for Policymakers. 23 pages, available to download and

print from: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr_spm.pdf You may

access the more complete Longer Report at the same basic website.

Recommended:

Climate Change: Food and Nutrition Security Implications. SCN News No. 38, Early 2010.

ISSN 1564-3743. Available online at:

http://www.unscn.org/files/Publications/SCN_News/SCN_NEWS_38_03_06_10.pdf

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 10 (Tirado et al), The Impact of Climate Change on

Nutrition, pp 129-144.

Reading in preparation for writing the letter to a legislator:

Edelstein, S (ed.), Ch. 8 (Rengers): Advocating and Influencing Health & Nutrition Policies, pp. 140-

147

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

February 13, 2014 – Session 6 (letter to legislator due)

Intervention strategies: Baer

Income and food price support

Food subsidies

Food Stamps/ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Reading:

Paarlberg R. Ch. 7 Food Aid and Food Power, pp. 70-80.

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Paarlberg, R. Ch. 9: The Politics of Farm Subsidies and Trade, pp. 95-109.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 8 (Mousseau), From Food Handouts to Integrated Food

Practices pp 105-112.

Edelstein S. (ed.), Ch. 4 (Colchamiro, Kallio). Reaching out to those at highest nutritional

risk, pp.67-78.

Shenkin JD and Jacobson MF. Using the Food Stamp Program and other methods to

promote healthy diets for low-income consumers. AJPH 2010; 100 (9) 1562-1564. Available

online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20634439

Mhurchu, CN. Food costs and healthful diets: the need for solution-oriented research and

policies. AJCN 2010; 92: 1007-8. Available online at:

http://www.ajcn.org/content/92/5/1007.full

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

February 20, 2014 – Session 7

Intervention Strategies continued: Harrison/ Westfall

Targeted maternal and child nutrition programs

Conditional cash transfer programs

Does WIC work and why?

Revising the WIC food packages and school meals: the policy process

Domestic Reading:

Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign: Summary of a Workshop. National

Academic Press, 2011. Available at: http://www.iom.edu.

School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children. National Academies Press, 2009.

Available at http://www.iom.edu

Shealy KR, Li R, Benton-Davis S, Grummer-Strawn LM.. The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding

Interventions. Atlanta: USDHHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.

Available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding

International Reading:

Allen L, Gillespie S. What Works? A Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Nutrition

Interventions. SCN Nutrition Policy Paper No. 19, 2001. SCN in collaboration with the

Asian Development Bank, Manila. Available online at:

http://www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/NPP/npp19.pdf

1. Preventing Low Birthweight, pp. 25-42

2. Improving Child Growth, pp. 43-62

3. Preventing and Treating Anemia, pp. 63-74

4. Preventing and Treating Iodine Deficiency, pp. 75-80

5. Preventing and Treating Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) pp. 81-87

Rivera JA, Sotres-Alvarez, Habicht JP, Smah T, Villalpando S. Impact of the Mexican

Program for Education, Health and Nutrition (Progresa) on rates of growth and anemia in

infants and young children: a randomized effectiveness study. JAMA 291: 2563-2570, 2004

Available on-line at: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/291/21/2563

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Rivera JA. Improving nutrition in Mexico: the use of research for decision making.

Nutrition Reviews 67, Suppl 1, S62-65, May 2009. Available on-line at:

http://www.bvsde.ops-oms.org/texcom/nutricion/mexic.pdf

Ruel MT, Alderman H, and the Maternal and Child Nutrition Study Group. Nutrition-

sensitive interventions and programmes: How can they help to accelerate progress in

improving maternal and child nutrition? The Lancet. 2013; 382(9891): 536-551. Available

online at: http://www.thelancet.com/series/maternal-and-child-nutrition

Recommended:

Horton R. (ed.). Maternal and Child Nutrition Series. New York, NY: The Lancet, 2013.

Available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/series/maternal-and-child-nutrition.

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

February 27, 2014 Session 8

Hour 1: Guest Lecturer

Legal approaches to building and enhancing nutrition education

Michael Roberts, Director, Center for Food Law Policy, UCLA School of Law

Reading: TBD

Hour 2: Intervention Strategies Baer/ Tirado-von der Pahlen

Food fortification

Labeling

Nutrition Education

Reading:

Nestle, M. Ch 9: Pushing soft drinks:“pouring rights,” pp. 197-218.

Nestle, M. Ch 10: Sciences versus supplements, pp. 222-46.

Nestle, M. Ch 11: Making health claims legal, pp. 247-71.

Nestle, M. Ch 12: Deregulation and its consequences, pp. 272-93.

Nestle, M. Ch 13: Go forth and fortify, pp. 298-314.

Nestle, M. Ch 14: Beyond fortification, making foods functional, pp. 315-337.

Recommended:

Lisa Powell et al. Nutritional Content of Food and Beverage Products in Television

Advertisements Seen on Children's Programming. Childhood Obesity, December 2013

foodmyths.org (short video on fast-food marketing to kids by Anna Lappe)

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

March 6, 2014 – Session 9 (Final paper due) Baer/ Tirado-von der Pahlen

Functional foods and genetically-modified foods

Nutritional genetics/Nutritional genomics

Food technology and food safety

Food safety and bioterrorism

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Readings:

Nestle, M. Ch. 15: Selling the ultimate techno-food, pp. 338-357.

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 12: Local and Organic Food, pp. 139-154.

DeBusk, R. The role of nutritional genomics in developing an optimal diet for humans. Nutr

Clin Pract. 2010; 25:627 Available online at: http://ncp.sagepub.com/content/25/6/627

Barnes S. Nutritional genomics, polyphenols, diets, and their impact on dietetics. JADA.

2008;108: 1888-1895. Available online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18954579

World Health Organization. Basic Food Safety for Health Workers. Geneva: 1999. Available

online at: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/capacity/en/toc.pdf

o Ch 1: Foodborne illness, pp. 5-16.

o Ch 2: Foodborne hazards, pp. 17-27

o Ch 5: Technologies for the control of hazards, pp. 53-59

Recommended:

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 13: Food Safety and Genetically Engineered Food, pp. 155-173.

Edelstein S. (ed.), Ch. 16 (Taylor). Safeguarding the Food Supply, pp.239-259.

Edelstein S. (ed.), Ch. 18 (Bruemmer). Security of the Food Supply and Bioterrorism

Preparedness, pp. 282-300.

World Health Organization. Basic Food Safety for Health Workers. Geneva: 1999. Available

online at: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/capacity/en/toc.pdf

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Health Organization.

Assuring Food Safety and Quality: Guidelines for Strengthening National Food Control

Systems. Available online at: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/capacity/en/Englsih_Guidelines_Food_control.pdf

World Health Organization, 2008. Terrorist Threats to Food. Available online at

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/general/en/terrorist.pdf

DISCUSSION/DEBATE

March 13, 2014 – Session 10 Baer/ Tirado-von der Pahlen

How can we make it better?

Designing an ideal food and nutrition system

Reading:

Nestle M. Conclusion: The politics of food choice. pp. 358-74.

Nestle M. Afterward: Food Politics five years later and beyond, pp. 375-394

Pollan M. Chapter III, Getting over Nutritionism, pp.139-201.

Paarlberg, R. Ch. 14: Who Governs the World’s Food System?, pp. 174-190.

Patel, R. Ch. 10: Conclusion, pp. 299-324.

Deckers J. Does the consumption of farmed animal products cause human hunger? J Hunger

and Environmental Nutrition. 2011; 6: 353-377. (re-read this – you saw it at the beginning of

the course).

Towards a National Food and Nutrition Policy: Learnings from a dialogue to inform the

advocacy approach of the Dietitians Association of Australia. Canberra, 18 June, 2009

Available online at:

http://www.phaa.net.au/documents/TowardsaNationalFoodandNutritionPolicyreport.pdf

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Policy Brief: Scaling up Nutrition: A Framework for Action. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 31

(1):178-86, 2010 Available online at:

http://www.unscn.org/files/Announcements/Scaling_Up_Nutrition-

A_Framework_for_Action.pdf

Gottleib, R. and Anupama, J. Chapter 9: A New Food Politics, pp. 197-219.

Gottleib, R. and Anupama, J. Chapter 10: An Emerging Movement, pp. 221-238.

Recommended:

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 13 (Gustafson & Markie), A Stronger Global Architecture

for Food and Agriculture: Some Lessions for FAO’s History and Recent Evaluation, pp. 179-

192.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 14 (Simmons & Howard), Improving the Effectiveness of US

Assistance in Transforming the Food Security Outlook in Sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 193-203.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 15 (Redwood), Urban Agriculture and changing Food

Markets, pp. 205-215.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 16 (Iishi-Eiteman), Reorienting Local and Global Food

Systems: Institutional Challenges and Policy Options from the UN Agricultural Assessment,

pp. 217-235.

Clapp J & Cohen MJ (Eds) Ch. 17 (McCalla): The Governance Challenges of Improving

Global Food Security, pp. 237-250.

Special issue of Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, Vol. 3, #s 2-3, 2008, on

Sustainable Food Systems.

Slow Food USA. Renewing America’s Food Traditions. Available online at:

http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/

Lang, T. Reshaping the food system for ecological public health. JHEN 2009; 4:315-335.