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Obesity in a Bottle II

How to Pick Healthy Beverages
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Gr 9 Up—Dietician Susan D. Moores guides viewers through the sometimes complex world of beverage choices. This instructional and insightful program, divided into six chapters, offers specific information for making choices based on what is the best beverage for different situations. In the first segment, Moores discusses the benefits of water—how it aids digestion, removes waste, lubricates muscles and joints, regulates body temperature, and helps cells communicate. "How to Choose Healthy Beverages for Kids" explains how certain drinks can affect kids' health as a result of additives such as caffeine, sugar, and artificial colors and flavors. "How to Drink for Weight Loss compares popular drinks with the corresponding amount of more satisfying food that could be eaten in their place. The segment on beverages for sports suggests guidelines on how much and when to drink specific beverages before, during, and after an activity, pointing out the pros and cons of new products on the market. "Busting Caffeine Myths" concentrates on the benefits and negative attributes of caffeine and how it affects the body. Moores explains how to evaluate information that is provided—or not given—on labels. A good choice for nutrition units in health classes.—Jeana Actkinson, Education Service Center Region XI, Ft. Worth, TX
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Aug 01, 2011

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