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  1. Marketing sugary drinks: the more things change, the more they stay the same ow.ly/b9WCl
  2. Nice! RT @jenanjugrossman: Interviewing Margot Wootan @Atlantic_LIVE #Atlantic Health @DoleNutrition, @CSPI instagr.am/p/LDoKGlnp6T/
  3. Not lovin' it: @McDonalds declines to assess its impact on childhood #obesity ow.ly/b9CMK
  4. #FF Healthy School Foods @RevolutionFoods @TracyFoxRD @Prevent_Obesity @ACPSk12 @nyshepa @CaseyHinds @WorldFitorg @DoleNutrition
  5. @katmerrigan talks importance of Food Hubs. Aggregation lets farmers get a good price. More at the link. #AtlanticFood ow.ly/b8rRj
  6. USDA's highly regarded deputy secretary @katmerrigan talks Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food compass (link) #AtlanticFood...
  7. "We don't do battle with the lunch lady" but listen to them, partner with them says @RevolutionFoods Tobey. #AtlanticFood
  8. No flavored milk, HFCS, artificial trans fat from @RevolutionFoods; chef-driven, fresh fruit & veg, whole grains instead #AtlanticFood
  9. @RevolutionFoods Kirsten Tobey: "we can't grow fast enough to meet demand" for healthy school food. #AtlanticFood
  10. "Downright heartless" that we're not doing better to promote kids' nutrition and physical activity. Wootan gets last word #AtlanticFood
  11. @WorldFitorg executive director Gary Hall is 1968, 1972, and1976 Olympic swimmer btw! #AtlanticFood
  12. Phys ed abandoned for economic reasons. Must get kids away from electronic devices, & into sports says @WorldFitorg's Hall #AtlanticFood
  13. Wootan to Kolish: You (CFBAI) are good but your member companies "went beserk" over proposed voluntary marketing guidelines #atlanticfood
  14. Nickelodeon, Viacom, PBS not doing their share when it comes to self-regulation of marketing to kids. Same w restauraunts #AtlanticFood
  15. "What about the ethics of advertising to kids in the first place?" asks moderator @clive_crook #AtlanticFood
  16. "Parents don't stand a chance in today's food environment," citing junk food mktg. Shapes way kids think of food. Wootan at #AtlanticFood
  17. Wootan: Kids have been too sedentary since Eisenhower administration. Can't address obesity without addressing food & activity #AtlanticFood
  18. @DoleNutrition's Jennifer Grossman: Fruit and veg marketing drowned out by junk food marketing. Notes work on @FoodDay2012 #AtlanticFood
  19. Margo Wootan at #AtlanticFood: On a path toward menu labeling, better school foods standards. Major nat'l effort required to implement.