In the session, we discussed a wide range of health issues (causes, effects, awareness, etc.).
Our conversation led us to singling out a couple of points, which are:
1- Retailers stacking health bars at the bottom of shelves and promoting sweets at the top to encourage impulse buying, where is the social responsibility in that?
2- Channels of communication that have been underutilized to spread awareness.
Why can’t we muster the courage to walk up to a stranger and inform them that feeding their obese child fast food is bad? Or the Arabic labels in Supermarkets not including nutritional values?
3- Companies encouraging their employees to eat healthier.
Has anyone seen one? There was a unanimous agreement among us that most of them stock up caffeine and sweets with some fruits on the side for saving face. Can people be be coaxed into having a banana if a fruits basket is placed next to a pile of chocolate bars?
Plegde:
By 26th March I will:
19. Identify retailers + distributors who place healthy food at the bottom of the impulse rack in supermarkets?
20. Identify channels of communications that are underutilized to educate people about health issues?
21. Identify work places/ companies which would be willing to run snack culture tests to change eating behavior.
Session Leader’s Contact: Abdulla Al Suwaidi – abdullas90[at]yahoo[dot]com
Onwards to a healthier way of life!
Session Recap & Resolution: Is Your Body Ready? (Yes! ^_^)
In the session, we discussed a wide range of health issues (causes, effects, awareness, etc.).
Our conversation led us to singling out a couple of points, which are:
1- Retailers stacking health bars at the bottom of shelves and promoting sweets at the top to encourage impulse buying, where is the social responsibility in that?
2- Channels of communication that have been underutilized to spread awareness.
Why can’t we muster the courage to walk up to a stranger and inform them that feeding their obese child fast food is bad? Or the Arabic labels in Supermarkets not including nutritional values?
3- Companies encouraging their employees to eat healthier.
Has anyone seen one? There was a unanimous agreement among us that most of them stock up caffeine and sweets with some fruits on the side for saving face. Can people be be coaxed into having a banana if a fruits basket is placed next to a pile of chocolate bars?
Plegde:
By 26th March I will:
19. Identify retailers + distributors who place healthy food at the bottom of the impulse rack in supermarkets?
20. Identify channels of communications that are underutilized to educate people about health issues?
21. Identify work places/ companies which would be willing to run snack culture tests to change eating behavior.
Session Leader’s Contact: Abdulla Al Suwaidi – abdullas90[at]yahoo[dot]com
Onwards to a healthier way of life!