Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

of my handouts:

The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to primary

care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

> Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

> it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out as

> much fanfare!

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham AK

>

>

>

>> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and OBESE

>>

>> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

>> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

>> OBESE

>> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

>>

>> --

>> Ortiz, MS, RD

>> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

>> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

>> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

>> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

>> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

>>

>> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

>> *

>>

>> *at the years people have behind them but also the

>> *

>>

>> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

of my handouts:

The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to primary

care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

> Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

> it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out as

> much fanfare!

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham AK

>

>

>

>> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and OBESE

>>

>> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

>> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

>> OBESE

>> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

>>

>> --

>> Ortiz, MS, RD

>> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

>> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

>> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

>> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

>> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

>>

>> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

>> *

>>

>> *at the years people have behind them but also the

>> *

>>

>> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI of 30

kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological data

that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The increase

in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is reached

(28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased by

50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25 kg/m2

(28, 31, 32).

9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on 2008-2009

IOM members list (zero%)

R Vajda, R.D.

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

Jackie,

More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

of my handouts:

The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to primary

care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

> Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

> it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out as

> much fanfare!

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham AK

>

>

>

>> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and OBESE

>>

>> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

>> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

>> OBESE

>> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

>>

>> --

>> Ortiz, MS, RD

>> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

>> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

>> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

>> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

>> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

>>

>> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

>> *

>>

>> *at the years people have behind them but also the

>> *

>>

>> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI of 30

kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological data

that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The increase

in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is reached

(28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased by

50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25 kg/m2

(28, 31, 32).

9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on 2008-2009

IOM members list (zero%)

R Vajda, R.D.

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

Jackie,

More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

of my handouts:

The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to primary

care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

> Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

> it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out as

> much fanfare!

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham AK

>

>

>

>> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and OBESE

>>

>> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

>> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

>> OBESE

>> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

>>

>> --

>> Ortiz, MS, RD

>> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

>> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

>> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

>> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

>> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

>>

>> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

>> *

>>

>> *at the years people have behind them but also the

>> *

>>

>> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

My friend, an RD said many RDs are active in forming nutrition health policy

- her email:

" I don’t know why this article says there were no RDs on the DG panel. In

fact the chair was Van Horn. Also Sharon Nickols- and Joanne

Slavin are RDs. Others on the Committee are well-regarded nutritionists. In

addition, there are many RDs on the staffs at the CNPP and HHS who take the

recommendations from the DG Committee and develop the final products. I

didn’t usually use my RD title when my name got on a report. "

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Vajda wrote:

>

>

> That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

> overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI

> of 30

> kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological

> data

> that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The

> increase

> in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is

> reached

> (28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

> causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased

> by

> 50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25

> kg/m2

> (28, 31, 32).

>

> 9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on

> 2008-2009

> IOM members list (zero%)

>

> R Vajda, R.D.

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

> To: rd-usa

> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

>

> Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> Jackie,

>

> More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

> Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

> of my handouts:

>

> The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

> obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

> Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

> and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to

> primary

> care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

> practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

> Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

> http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

>

> Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

> N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

> www.newlifeforhealth.com

> e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

>

>

>

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

> http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

> http://twitter.com/DianePreves

>

> Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> > Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

>

> > it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> > making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> > can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out

> as

> > much fanfare!

> >

> > Jackie Chase RD

> > Dillingham AK

> >

> >

> >

> >> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and

> OBESE

> >>

> >> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

> >> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

> >> OBESE

> >> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Ortiz, MS, RD

> >> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> >> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> >> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

> >> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

> >> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

> >>

> >> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

> >> *

> >>

> >> *at the years people have behind them but also the

> >> *

> >>

> >> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

My friend, an RD said many RDs are active in forming nutrition health policy

- her email:

" I don’t know why this article says there were no RDs on the DG panel. In

fact the chair was Van Horn. Also Sharon Nickols- and Joanne

Slavin are RDs. Others on the Committee are well-regarded nutritionists. In

addition, there are many RDs on the staffs at the CNPP and HHS who take the

recommendations from the DG Committee and develop the final products. I

didn’t usually use my RD title when my name got on a report. "

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Vajda wrote:

>

>

> That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

> overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI

> of 30

> kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological

> data

> that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The

> increase

> in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is

> reached

> (28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

> causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased

> by

> 50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25

> kg/m2

> (28, 31, 32).

>

> 9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on

> 2008-2009

> IOM members list (zero%)

>

> R Vajda, R.D.

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

> To: rd-usa

> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

>

> Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> Jackie,

>

> More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

> Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

> of my handouts:

>

> The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

> obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

> Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

> and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to

> primary

> care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

> practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

> Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

> http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

>

> Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

> N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

> www.newlifeforhealth.com

> e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

>

>

>

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

> http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

> http://twitter.com/DianePreves

>

> Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> > Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

>

> > it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> > making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> > can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out

> as

> > much fanfare!

> >

> > Jackie Chase RD

> > Dillingham AK

> >

> >

> >

> >> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and

> OBESE

> >>

> >> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

> >> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

> >> OBESE

> >> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Ortiz, MS, RD

> >> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> >> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> >> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

> >> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

> >> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

> >>

> >> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

> >> *

> >>

> >> *at the years people have behind them but also the

> >> *

> >>

> >> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad there are dietitians involved in policy. I wish she would use RD in her

string of initials, though, not using it devalues our position. My comment about

no RD's on the IOM 2008-2009 members list was simply from looking at the list.

No RD's listed to a viewer is the information as available. How can we expect

RD's to have a voice if the ones who are speaking aren't labeling themselves as

such. Did she throw away her dietitian degree or just the initials?

R Vajda, R.D.

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 3:29:46 PM

Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

My friend, an RD said many RDs are active in forming nutrition health policy

- her email:

" I don’t know why this article says there were no RDs on the DG panel. In

fact the chair was Van Horn. Also Sharon Nickols- and Joanne

Slavin are RDs. Others on the Committee are well-regarded nutritionists. In

addition, there are many RDs on the staffs at the CNPP and HHS who take the

recommendations from the DG Committee and develop the final products. I

didn’t usually use my RD title when my name got on a report. "

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Vajda wrote:

>

>

> That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

> overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI

> of 30

> kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological

> data

> that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The

> increase

> in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is

> reached

> (28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

> causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased

> by

> 50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25

> kg/m2

> (28, 31, 32).

>

> 9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on

> 2008-2009

> IOM members list (zero%)

>

> R Vajda, R.D.

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

> To: rd-usa

> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

>

> Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> Jackie,

>

> More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

> Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

> of my handouts:

>

> The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

> obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

> Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

> and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to

> primary

> care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

> practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

> Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

> http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

>

> Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

> N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

> www.newlifeforhealth.com

> e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

>

>

>

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

> http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

> http://twitter.com/DianePreves

>

> Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> > Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

>

> > it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> > making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> > can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out

> as

> > much fanfare!

> >

> > Jackie Chase RD

> > Dillingham AK

> >

> >

> >

> >> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and

> OBESE

> >>

> >> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

> >> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

> >> OBESE

> >> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Ortiz, MS, RD

> >> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> >> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> >> Eversave: Join and get $5 in your

> >> account<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14876> Check

> >> your own local deals <http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=14288>

> >>

> >> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

> >> *

> >>

> >> *at the years people have behind them but also the

> >> *

> >>

> >> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad there are dietitians involved in policy. I wish she would use RD in her

string of initials, though, not using it devalues our position. My comment about

no RD's on the IOM 2008-2009 members list was simply from looking at the list.

No RD's listed to a viewer is the information as available. How can we expect

RD's to have a voice if the ones who are speaking aren't labeling themselves as

such. Did she throw away her dietitian degree or just the initials?

R Vajda, R.D.

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 3:29:46 PM

Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

My friend, an RD said many RDs are active in forming nutrition health policy

- her email:

" I don’t know why this article says there were no RDs on the DG panel. In

fact the chair was Van Horn. Also Sharon Nickols- and Joanne

Slavin are RDs. Others on the Committee are well-regarded nutritionists. In

addition, there are many RDs on the staffs at the CNPP and HHS who take the

recommendations from the DG Committee and develop the final products. I

didn’t usually use my RD title when my name got on a report. "

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Vajda wrote:

>

>

> That link gave the rational - inc heart risk above BMI 30 " In this report,

> overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI

> of 30

> kg/m2. The rationale behind these definitions is based on epidemiological

> data

> that show increases in mortality with BMIs above 25 kg/m2 (28-32). The

> increase

> in mortality, however, tends to be modest until a BMI of 30 kg/m2 is

> reached

> (28, 31, 32). For persons with a BMI of 30 kg/m2, mortality rates from all

> causes, and especially from cardiovascular disease, are generally increased

> by

> 50 to 100 percent above that of persons with BMIs in the range of 20 to 25

> kg/m2

> (28, 31, 32).

>

> 9 RD's on the team of 37 experts - better than the % that I saw on

> 2008-2009

> IOM members list (zero%)

>

> R Vajda, R.D.

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

> To: rd-usa

> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 2:00:20 PM

>

> Subject: Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> Jackie,

>

> More people became " overweight overnight " when the NHLBI First Federal

> Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity were issued in . . . 1998. From one

> of my handouts:

>

> The first federal guidelines for recognizing and treating overweight and

> obesity were released June 17, 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

> Institute (NHLBI). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation,

> and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was distributed to

> primary

> care physicians in the United States and to other interested health care

> practitioners. The Guidelines are posted on the website of the National

> Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

> http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf.

>

> Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

> N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

> www.newlifeforhealth.com

> e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

>

>

>

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

> http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

> http://twitter.com/DianePreves

>

> Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation's Health 2010 Released

>

> > Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was

>

> > it when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it

> > making the paper about how many people became obese over night. I just

> > can't remember the year and has the criteria change since then with out

> as

> > much fanfare!

> >

> > Jackie Chase RD

> > Dillingham AK

> >

> >

> >

> >> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and

> OBESE

> >>

> >> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

> >> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were

> >> OBESE

> >> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Ortiz, MS, RD

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> >>

> >> *Healthy Diet at any Age: We are NOT just looking

> >> *

> >>

> >> *at the years people have behind them but also the

> >> *

> >>

> >> *quality of the years ahead of them.*

> >>

> >>

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Shirley Ekvall Ph.D.,RD,LD