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'dxd( $ Figure  1   VZY I&mage <=8C HKKKK !  _ ,j\6&"`z1% `E,,%y%y,,%j (#(#        (#(#  ReleaseNo.0181.00     XXXXXXRemarks  `  #.##XX.#X-A XXX0  AsPreparedforDelivery#XX XX-A# V (#(#   bySecretaryofAgricultureDanGlickmanatTheNationalNutritionSummitMay30,2000Washington,DC   ThankyouSecretaryShalala.Goodmorning.ItsanhonortobeherewithSecretaryShalala,AmbassadorMcGovernandSenatorDole.IwanttothankSecretaryShalalaforherleadershipandherpassion.ImproudoftheworkthatUSDAandHHShavebeendoingtogetherovertheyearstomeetthenutritionandhealthchallengesweface.Bothagenciesaredoingaterrificjob.  BeforeIbegin,Ibringamessagefromaveryspecialpersonwhocouldntbeheretoday.πVIDEOTAPEMESSAGEFROMTHEPRESIDENT  Evenwhenhesontape,hesatoughacttofollow!butIlldomybest. Z.   IknowIspeakforeveryoneintheAdministrationwhenIsayhowproudweallaretoworkforPresidentClintonandVicePresidentGorewho,foroversevenyears,havebeencommittedtoimprovingfoodsecurity,nutritionandhealthforeveryAmerican.  IwanttowelcomeourtwoveryspecialguestsAmbassadorGeorgeMcGovernandSenatorRobertDole.Theyhavebeentheguidinglightsshepherdingthemanyprogramsthatmakeupthenationsnutritionsafetynet.SenatorDoleandIareoldfriendsandadversariesfromKansassoIcansayfirsthand,hewasthereonthefrontlines.AmbassadorMcGovernspresenceheretodayisareminderthat,althoughthisisanationalsummit,theissueswellbeexaminingoverthenexttwodaysresonatefarbeyondourborders.  Alsowithustoday,andIdlikethemtostandaremembersoftheGirlScoutsofAmericaalongwiththeirNationalExecutiveDirectorMarshaEvans.TheGirlScoutshavemadegoodhealthandnutritionatoppriority.Infacttheyvedesignedanewbadgewiththe  ӄmore J-,. Ї2 foodguidepyramidonit.Ialsowanttosaythatgoodcitizenshipisalsooneoftheirpriorities.Theyhelpoutinmanywaysfeedingthehungryandcaringfortheelderly.IwanttothankthemforsettinganexampleforallAmericanstofollow.  Ialsowanttotakeamomenttosingleoutthefolkswhosevisionandtenacitymadethissummithappen.Aspecialthankstothetwocochairsofthesummitssteeringcommittee,EileenKennedy,USDAsDeputyUnderSecretaryforResearch,EducationandEconomics,andfromHHSPaulCoates,NIHsDirectorofDietarySupplements.IalsowanttomentionothersfromUSDA,Julie_Paradis_,DeputyUnderSecretaryforFoodandNutrition,Ed_Cooney_ԀmySpecialAssistantforNutritionand_Rajen_ԀAnand,DirectoroftheCenterforNutritionandPromotionwhoworkedsohardwithHHSonthedietaryguidelines.  IalsowanttothankShirleyWatkins,UnderSecretaryforFoodandNutritionand_Miley_Gonzalez,UnderSecretaryforResearch,EducationandEconomicstwochampionsofpushingtheenvelope,ofchallengingthestatusquo.Theyunderstoodthat,tomoveontothenexttierofnutrition,healthandhungerchallengeswehavetolayafoundationforthefuturemuchthewayourforerunnersdidwiththefirstsummitin1969.  Itisthankstoallofyouinthisroomandyourremarkablepredecessorsthatwemadesomuchprogresssincetheoriginalsummit.Overthepastthreedecadesyouhavepushedthelimits,expandedthenotionofwhatgovernmentandsocietycanandshoulddotoensurethateverypersoninAmericahasthebasicnecessitiesforadequatenutritionandhealth.Weallknowthatthejobisnotdone.YourachievementsaretrulyremarkableandIthinkitwouldbeveryappropriateforyoutogiveyourselvesandeachotheraroundofapplause.Youdeserveit.  Therearethosefromtheleavewellenoughalonecampwhosayourmissionisaccomplished,federalnutritionpolicyisdoingfineasitis. Afterall,theyask, haventweachievedwhatwesetouttodoin1969?  Wellfranklytheanswerissomewhat.  Since1969wevemadegreatadvancesindealingwithhungerandmalnutrition.Butwerenotheretodaytolookback,ortorestonourlaurels.Rather,ourpurposeistotacklethatsenseofcomplacency,tolaybeforetheAmericanpeoplethecontemporaryissuesandchallengesinfoodinsecurity,nutritionandhealth.Wemustraiseawarenessoftheneedtorevitalizenationalnutritionpolicyandtoinfuseitwithagreatersenseofpurpose.  Ourtaskistwofold.First,wemustlooktotheshorttermandfindwaystoimprovewhatwerealreadydoing.  WeneedtocommunicatetheinformationinthenewdietaryguidelinestotheAmericanpeople.Wemustmakesurethatpeoplearemadeawareoftheguidelines,understandwhattheymean,andknowhowtoapplythemtotheirlives.  ӄmore <-,/ Є3B  Theseguidelinesreflectthelatestinscientificknowledgeonnutritionandhealth.TheyrecommendthatallAmericansusethefoodguidepyramidtomakeinformedfoodchoices;choosingabalanceddietthatincludesavarietyofgrainsfruitsandvegetableseveryday.TheyalsoencourageallAmericanstomoderatehowmuchsaturatedfat,cholesterol,totalfat,sugars,saltandalcoholareintheirdiets.Andforthefirsttime,theguidelinesrecommendasteadydoseofphysicalactivity.  Justastheguidelineshelppeopletomakeinformeddietarychoices,sotoodoesnutritionlabeling,whichAmericanconsumershavewholeheartedlyembraced.SotodayImproudtoannouncethatveryshortlyUSDAwillissuestandardsformandatorynutritionlabelsonpackagedmeatandpoultryproducts.Thatmeansthatwhenconsumersbuyhamburgerorporkchopsorchickenbreaststheywillbegettingthesamenutritioninformation!calories, \ 0  cholesterolandsoon!thattheyvecometorelyonforprocessedfoods. L    Wealsoneedtomakesurethatthevariousfederalnutritionprogramsarereachingthemanymillionsofpeoplewhoneedthem.Forexample,foodstamps,theanchorofthenutritionsafetynet,helps17millionpeopleayearbuttherearestill10millionpeoplewhoareeligibletoparticipateintheprogrambutdonot.Weneedtomakefoodstampsmorereadilyavailabletothesepeople.Weshouldremovethebarrierthatdisqualifiespeopleforfoodstampsiftheyownareliablecar.Weshouldallowlawabiding,taxpaying,legalimmigrantsthesameeligibilityrequirementsasthatforcitizens.Weneedtodobetteratinformingthosewhoneedhelpthatitstherefortheasking.  ThissummerUnderSecretaryShirleyWatkinswillbegoingonasevencitytourtoholdanationalconversationwitheveryonefromnutritioniststoretailers,fromeducatorstofarmers,fromadministratorstofoodstamprecipientstolearnhowwecanmaketheprogrambetter,simpler,moreaccessibleandmorenutritious.  Thesecondpartofourtaskinvolvestakingthelongrangeperspective!providinga L  roadmapforfuturenutritionpolicy.  Attheheartofanyfuturepolicyhastobetwoissueswhichatfirstglanceseemcontradictory:hungerandobesity.Ontheonehandwehavemillionsofpeoplewhosometimesdontevenknowwheretheirnextmealiscomingfrom.Ontheotherhand,asthePresidentnoted,55%oftheAmericanpeopleareoverweightorobese,1in5ofthemchildren.Theseproblemsareinfacttwosidesofthesamecoin.Formillionsoffamilies,whentheydonthaveenoughmoneytobuyfood,theygohungry.But,whentheyhaveonlyalittlemoney,theytendtobuylowcostfoodswhichmayormaynothaveallthenutrientstheyneed.Soourchallengeisntonlytoensurethatpeoplehaveenoughfoodtoeat,butthattheyhavetheresourcesandaccesstoenoughoftherightfoods.  Whatwevelearnedaboutobesityisanexampleoftheunprecedentedlevelofknowledgeweveachievedabouttherelationshipbetweendietanddisease!howwhatweeat l*@), canincreaseordecreasetheriskofheartproblems,diabetes,stroke,arthritis,cancerandother  ӄmore <-,/ Ї4$diseases.Wevealsoseenhowmajorchangesinourlifestylesaffectwhatandhowmuchweeatandhowmuchphysicalactivityweget.Yetwecantseemtoconvertallthatnutritionalknowledgeintochangedbehaviors.Thefactisonly12%oftheAmericanpeoplehaveagooddiet.Why?Whydowekeepreachingforthoseextralargeordersoffrenchfrieswhenweknowtoomuchfatisaformofslowpoison.Itslikeweknowtheresaredlightinfrontofus,butwegothroughitanyway.Butwhy?  Tobeperfectlyfrank,Idliketoknowtheanswersmyself.Letsfaceit,ImcomingtoyoufromthedoasIsaynotasIdocamp.IdliketoknowwhyIsometimeschoosethehighfatdonutoverthenofatbagel,orwhyIgobackforthoseextrahelpingseventhoughImreallynothungryanymore.Weneedtobecandidaboutthechallengeseachindividualfaces.̀  Tofindanswerstotheseandothervexingquestions,todayImannouncingtheUSDABehavioralNutritionInitiative.ThisinitiativewilluseUSDAsextensiveresearchcapabilitiestohelpfindoutwhypeoplemakethefoodandexercisechoicestheydo.Andequallyasimportant,itwillexplorehowwecantakewhatwelearnanduseittogetpeopletomakenewchoicesforahealthierlifestyle.ThroughacomprehensiveprogrambeginningthissummerinvolvingUSDAsHumanNutritionResearchCenters,theEconomicResearchService,ourextensionprogramandourownstaffresearchers,wewillexamineeverythingfromtheinfluencesofincomeonfoodchoices,tobarrierstobehavioralchange,todevelopingfoodswithcertainhealthcharacteristics.  Wecannotbeafraidtobecreativeandenterunchartedterritories.Forexampleourabilitytoeducateourkidsisoneverybodysmindsthesedays.Manypeopledontrealizethatsomeoftheimportanteducationandschooldisciplineissuescan,inpart,beaddressedbyensuringthateachchildiswellfedandreadytolearneachandeveryday.AfewweeksagoIannouncedthestartofaSchoolBreakfastpilotprograminsixschooldistrictstotesttheeffectsofuniversalbreakfastsonkidsabilitytolearnthroughouttheday!aprogramIwouldliketo l@ seemadeavailableinallschools.  Also,weshouldnotlimitthegoalsofexistingnutritionprograms.Soletslookbeyondmerelydeliveringfoodthroughournutritionprograms,butalsoknowledgeaboutfoodandexerciseandwhatitmeanstooverallhealth.Armingkidswithnutritionalknowledgeiscriticalbecausehabitslearnedearlyinlifegenerallylastalifetime.  Wealsoneedtodevelopabetterunderstandingofwhatresonateswiththepublicandprovidepeoplewiththeanswerstheyseek.InFebruary,USDAhostedaGreatNutritionDebate,whichfeaturedsomeofthepopulardietdoctors.Wewantedtoexaminewhy,whenthebodyofscientificevidenceissoweightedinthedirectionofabalanceddietandphysicalexercise,aresomanyAmericansmakingfoodchoicesbasedontheories,mythsandinadequateresearch?  IwasntassurprisedasIwasintriguedbythelevelofinterestgeneratedbythedebate.Peoplewanttodosomethingaboutbeingoverweight,andfromwhatIveseen,theyrewillingtotryjustaboutanything.Whytheseweightlossdietsremainsopopularremainsasourceofextremecuriosity.    <-,/      ӄmore <-,/ Є53              Isuspectthatonereasonisthepaucityofreliablescientificresearchavailableonthevariousdiets.Theredoesntseemtobeenoughcomprehensiveinformationspecifictothesedietstocountertheclaimsmadebytheirpromoters.IftherewasanyconsensuscomingoutoftheGreatNutritionDebate,itsthatweneedmoreanswers.  ThatswhyUSDA,throughourHumanNutritionResearchCenters,isembarkingonacoordinatedresearchprogramtoexaminetheeffectsofpopularweightlossdiets.Wewillsummarizeexistingscientificliteratureandconductaseriesofstudiesonthehealthandnutritioneffectsofthevarioustypesofpopulardiets.  Butperhapsthemostvexinglongtermchallengeisonethathasbeenwithusforcenturies!simplymakingsureeveryonehasenoughnutritiousfoodonthetable.Weliveinthe \ 0  mostprosperous,mostagriculturallyabundantnationonearthand,thankstoPresidentClintonandVicePresidentGore,weareenjoyingthegreatesteconomicprosperityinhistory.YetmanyAmericanscontinuetobeplaguedbyanewkindofhunger.Itisamoresubtlekindthatdoesntgeneratepowerfulvisualimages.Imtalkingaboutthechildthatisputtobedearlyonanemptystomachbecausetheresnofoodinthehouse;orthestrugglesoftheworkingpoor!gooddecent   folkswhoworkhard,evensometimesattwojobs,butstillcantmeetthebasicnutritionalneedsoftheirfamilies.Imtalkingaboutthepeoplewhohavetochoosebetweenaroofovertheirheadsorfoodonthetable.  Ourfederalnutritionprogramsareatthecoreofcombatingthisproblem.Butwereatacrossroads.Wevelearnedthatgovernmentcannotdoitalone.ThatswhyIwanttoseemorecommunitiesstepuptotheplateandparticipateinUSDAsCommunityFoodSecurityInitiativeandexploregrassrootssolutionstothisproblem.MakingsureeveryoneoftheirneighborshaveenoughnutritiousfoodtoeatshouldbeabadgeofprideforeverycommunityinAmerica.Imean,wouldntitbewonderfulif,asyoutraveledacrossAmerica,eachtimeyouenteredatownorcommunity,theyhadasignboastingthatyouarenowenteringafoodsecurezone?  Iknowitmightbeblasphemoustosaythis,butIdliketoseeatimewherewedontneedsuchavastnutritionsafetynetwherepovertyisntthedeterminingfactorinsomanypeoplesliveswhereeveryparentcanprovidethebasicnecessitiesforeveryfamily.ThatswhythisAdministrationisworkinghardtohelpcreateopportunityforthosewhoaresomehowbeingleftoutofthecurrenteconomicboom.    ӄmorē6B   Thechargeoffederalnutritionpolicyisnottosolvetheproblembuttoalleviateitssymptoms.Weneedantihungerprogramsbecausewehavehungrypeople.But,attheriskofsoundinglikeanidealist,itdoesnthavetobethatway.Asanationwemustcontinuetoworktowardeliminatingtherootcauseofhungerpovertyandweshouldntstopuntilwesucceed.        ӄmore <-,/ Ї6@   EversinceIvebeeninpubliclife!rightatthebeginningwhenIwasontheSchool   BoardinWichita,throughmyyearsinCongressandnowasAgricultureSecretary,fightinghungerhasalwaysbeenapriorityforme.AndIknowallofyoufeelthiswayaswell.WinstonChurchillsaid, Afanaticissomeonewhocantchangehismindandwontchangethesubject.Whenitcomestoendinghunger,Ithinkitsprobablysafetosaythateveryoneinthisroomisafanaticandproudofit.Wecantletup.Wevecomealongwayin30years,butwevestillgotalongwaytogo.Letskeepthefootonthepedalandfloorit.Thankyou.  ###