Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought American Journal of Public Health: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301379<%0bhttp:/ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301379> Kindergartners' soda intake linked to aggression; Nearly half of urban 5-year-olds consume soft drinks every day, their mothers say Journal of Pediatrics: http://www.jpeds.com/content/JPEDSSuglia<%0bhttp:/www.jpeds.com/content/JPEDSSuglia> Inflation-adjusted value of SNAP benefits declined; food insecurity increased from 2009-11 ERS: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/detail.aspx?chartId=39651&ref=collection<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/22382/5174121/31031/47/> Gaps in toxicity testing of chemicals allowed in food in the U.S. <http://mailer.eatright.org/t/22382/5174121/31037/53/>Reproductive Toxicology: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890623813003298<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/22382/5174121/31038/54/> Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN Professor MPH and DPH Advisor CUNY School of Public Health Hunter College and The CUNY Graduate Center 2180 Third Avenue (room 609) New York, NY 10035 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> The MPH in Public Health Nutrition at Hunter <http://www.cuny.edu/site/sph/hunter-college/a-programs/graduate/nutrition/nutrition-mph.html> The DPH at the Graduate Center NB: nutrition specialization <http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Public-Health-(DPH)> NFS-L (nutrition) list<https://hunter.listserv.cuny.edu/scriptshc/wa-hc.exe?SUBED1=NFS-L&A=1>serv - subscribe or unsubscribe