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5.22.2003 ET
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McDonald's Announces Members of Global Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles
(CSRwire) Oak Brook, IL. McDonald's Corporation today announced the membership
of its newly created Global Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles. The
Advisory Council is comprised of experts in the areas of fitness,
nutrition and active lifestyles. This independent group will help guide
the company on activities that address the need for balanced, healthy
lifestyles.
Jim Cantalupo, Chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corporation recently
announced several worldwide leadership initiatives to offer even more
choice on its menu, provide additional consumer information and promote
healthy lifestyles. Cantalupo also named McDonald's Corporate Vice
President Ken Barun to lead McDonald's efforts in this area, and to work
with the Advisory Council and other experts as programs are implemented in
McDonald's markets worldwide.
"We look forward to the Council's vigorous and independent input and
thinking as we work together to address the needs of consumers around the
world," said Barun. "Their expertise will be invaluable as we continue to
develop activities and programs that address this important subject."
Harvey Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Physiology and Medical Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. France Bellisle
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Institut National de la
Santé et de la Recherche Médicale. Head of Human Nutrition Research at
Hotel-Dieu Hospital. Paris, France.
Dennis M. Bier, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Children's Nutrition Research
Center and Program Director of the General Clinical Research Center at
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, United States.
Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D, M.S.
President and CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Washington, DC,
United States.
Prof. Dr. Helmut Erbersdobler
Professor of Human Nutrition and Food Science, University of Kiel. Kiel,
Germany.
Paul Gately, Ph.D.
Principal Lecturer in Physical Activity, School of Leisure and Sports
Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University. Leeds, West Yorkshire, United
Kingdom.
James O. Hill, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Center for Human Nutrition,
University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado, United States.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
CEO and President of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Chairman of the
Board of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Boys & Girls Club of East St.
Louis, and 6-time Olympic medalist. Ballwin, Missouri, United States.
Robert Kersee
Interim Executive Director of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation and
Strength and Fitness Consultant with Track, Court and Field. Ballwin,
Missouri, United States.
Silken Laumann
Canada Chairperson and Athlete Ambassador for Right To Play, and Olympic
medalist in rowing. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Miriam Nelson, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition and
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School
of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. Boston, Massachusetts,
United States.
Wim H. M. Saris, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Director of the Nutrition and Toxicology Institute NUTRIM of
the Medical and Health Science Faculty, Maastricht University. Maastricht,
The Netherlands.
Patrick Schamasch, M.D.
Medical and Scientific Director, International Olympic Committee.
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine and Former Secretary, US
Department of Health and Human Services. Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Dr. Victor Tutelyan
Director, Institute of Nutrition, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
Moscow, Russia.
Gary Wittert, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide;
Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital; and President
of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity. Adelaide, Australia.
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