Nutrition, Diet and Health A Global Perspective

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Nutrition, Diet and Health A Global Perspective

• Defining Issues, Embracing Opportunities

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Setting the Stage Top 10 Issues
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Nutrition - Sustainability Link
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Nutrition - Sustainability Link
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• Eat less meat --its better for the environment
• Vegetarianism is good
• Eating green moving from niche to mainstream?

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Red Meat and Fat Still A Debate
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Changing Consumer
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Changing Consumer
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• Boomers
• Ethnic Diversity
• Investigative Minds
• Pursuit of real value

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Speed of CommunicationNot Just Fast, but
Fragmented
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The internet is becoming the town square for the
global village of tomorrow. Bill Gates
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Sodium Reduction
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• Important role of sodium
• What is the impact?

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Sodium Reduction
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A Canadian Experience
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More Food, Health and Nutrition in The News
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More Food, Health and Nutrition in The News
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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Coming
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2010
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Labels and Nutrient Profiles Promoting Good
Food v. Bad Food?
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Red Meat and Cancer
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• Released November 2007
• Red meat is a convincing cause of colorectal
  cancer
• Less than 500 grams per week
• Very little if any processed meat
• Consistent?
• Plausible?

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Red Meat and Cancer
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• Policy Report Released February 2009
• Public health goal No more than 300 g a week
• What is the long-term impact ?

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Red Meat and Cancer
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Red Meat and Cancer
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• Study of 500,000
• Baseline Food Frequency Questionnaire
• Ten year tracking period

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Consumer Confusion
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Consumer Confusion
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The Other List Opportunities for Red Meat
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Is the Balance Tipping to Nutrition?
Convenience
Taste
Nutrition
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Nutrient Rich Red Meat
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Protein
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Health/Nutrient Claims
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Global Collaboration
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Global Collaboration

• Teamwork divides the task, and multiplies the
  success.
• -Unknown
• Collaboration equals innovation.
• -Michael Dell