“With 28 million children eating lunch at school every day in the United States, I believe government has an obligation to ensure parents have some peace of mind when they send their children off to school in the morning, .. Since children are particularly vulnerable to foodborne illness, schools must be vigilant in their efforts to ensure that cafeterias are not putting children at risk. These changes in law will support parents who want to work with school principals and food-service directors to ensure a safe environment.” WantMindBelieveChildrenStatesGovernmentSchoolLawI BelieveParentUnitedEffortMorningMillionsUnited StatesSupportEnvironmentRiskDirectorsSafeEatingIllnessObligationVulnerablePeace Of MindLunchPrincipalIn-lawsVigilantCafeteriaSafe EnvironmentFood ServiceSchool PrincipalEating Lunch Author:Rosa DeLauro
“When I talk about drugs and alcohol, I'm talking about sex addiction, gambling addiction, eating addiction, throwing-up addiction. I'm not talking about mental illness.” SexTalkingDrugEatingAddictionIllnessAlcoholMental IllnessGamblingThrowingNot TalkingDrugs And AlcoholSex AddictionThrowing Up Author:Abel Ferrara
“You can have a disordered relationship with food, but to have an eating disorder is indicative of a mental illness, which I think needs treatment and recognition in a different way.” ThinkingDifferentEatingIllnessMental IllnessRecognitionEating Disorder Author:Troian Bellisario
“When people hear about legal restrictions on marketing and advertising, often the response is: Aren't you just being a food nanny? Isn't that government playing too much of a role in our lives? When people have that response, they're forgetting the extent to which what kids are eating and drinking is having as much of an impact on their lives as, say, if they were starting to smoke cigarettes as teenagers. Diet-related illnesses are causing nearly as many deaths as tobacco-related illnesses.” PeopleKidsForgetEatingDrinkingResponseMarketingIllnessAdvertisingTeenagerCigarette Author:Anna Lappe
“Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses, not lifestyle choices.” ChoicesSeriousEatingIllnessLifestyleMental IllnessDisorderEating DisorderLifestyle Choices Author:Demi Lovato