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Diabetes prevention directory & the 38 most controversial issues in nutrition for debates

See the Diabetes Prevention Directory. It's a new site located in Europe that's a directory of people and organizations active in diabetes prevention. Below is a list of several resources, including other directories of diabetes prevention information.

What are the 38 Most Controversial Issues in Nutrition on Which to Debate, Research, Write, Speak, Teach, or Produce Documentary Videos?

1. Food misinformation in the media and the lack of disclosure to consumers of what’s in the nutritional supplement or food or whether what's on the label is the same as what's in the product.
2. The need for more resources, education, and directories on type 2 diabetes prevention
3. Does the FDA Protect the Public?
4. Can You Blindly Trust Big Business, Food Companies, Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Manufacturers, Vitamin and Nutritional Supplement Firms, and the Government?
5. What’s the Way the Public Thinks about Nutrition in Different Countries?
6. Can Your Diet be Tailored or Customized to Your Genetic Signature?
7. Is the Mercury in Canned Fish or Farmed Fish Safe to Eat?
8. Are your Amalgam-Silver Fillings Full of Mercury and Affecting Your Health?
9. What Can You Do About Childhood Obesity?
10. Are Nutrition Journalists Taken as Seriously as Licensed Nutrition Healthcare Professionals?
11. What Kind of Fats and Oils are Healthiest?
12. Does Homogenized Milk Scar the Inside of Arteries? What about Pasteurized milk?
13. Science Versus Nature in Nutrition
14. Is Bottled Water Safe?
15. Fad diets versus nutrition research by scientists.
16. Does a High-Carbohydrate Diet Contribute to the Formation of Cataracts in Women?
17. Taking Control of Health Through Food Choices, Activity, and Exercise
18. Sugar or Sweeteners Added to Foods for Taste
19. Genetically-Engineered Vegetables and Cloned Farm Livestock.
20. Putting in Perspective Scientific Reporting and Risk Communication in Health News Stories
21. Establishing Scientific Basis to Support Claims for Health
22. Reversals of New Studies Regarding Food Benefits
23. Newspapers Devoting Less Space to In-Depth Nutrition Reporting
24. General Assignment Reporters Having Not Enough Training in Explaining the Importance and Meaning of Scientific Research in Plain Language
25. Reliance By Media on Experts with No Knowledge of How to Verify or See Flaws in the Expert’s Explanation
26. Reporting in the Media Differences of Opinion Within Scientific Community
27. Scientists Not Sharing Findings in Different Fields that Affect Nutrition
28. Reporting Functional Foods Providing Health Benefits Beyond Basic Nutrition
29. Food Labeling Issues (missing ingredients from labels such as ‘spices’ meaning MSG rather than a natural spice such as garlic powder.)
30. Claims of a developing relationship between components in a diet and the risk of disease, as approved by the FDA and supported by credible scientific evidence. (How large is the size of the body of research needed in order to confirm health benefits?)
31. Consumer confidence in the scientific criteria used to document health effects. If the consumer has no scientific training, what method is used to gain consumer confidence? Is that method verifiable? By whom?
32. Issues of Mad cow disease, prions transmitted from animals to humans, hog-related influenzas and pneumonias that people can catch, and avian (bird) flu which is transmittable to humans handling the birds or poultry. Dog flu is under scientific study.
33. Soy protein: Does it cause health problems or is it healthy and may reduce risk of heart disease? Does it help prevent bone loss? Or does it over stimulate the thyroid? Is soy milk safe to drink or not? What is the ongoing debate about, and what are the issues and evidence? How much soy should or should not be consumed for what types of health effects?
34. Food allergies affects six to seven million Americans, according to the IFIC Foundation Media Guide, chapter nine, page 1. What should be on food labels?
35. Too much added salt to processed, packaged foods and restaurant foods.
36. Too many added sweeteners to processed, packaged foods and restaurant foods.
37. Trans-Fats added to packaged, processed, or prepared and restaurant foods and the issues regarding the effects on health of eating trans-fats.
38. World Hunger Versus Zero-Risk Food Safety for Longer Life and Improved Health

Diabetes Prevention Directories

Directory of Diabetes Organizations

Diabetes Prevention Directory

AAF Directory of State Diabetes Programs

American Diabetes Association's Prevention Resources

Diabetes Information for Southern Nevada Residents

Diabetes Prevention - Sources Associations Directory Listing 2009

To learn more about Diabetes in English or Spanish

National Alliance for Hispanic Health

National Diabetes Education's Program's Spanish Resources

National Diabetes Education Program's Prevention Resources 

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

NM Diabetes Prevention Control Program: Directory

Network Active in Diabetes Prevention

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Blogs

National Diabetes Education Program's Prevention Resources

 

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