Friday, March 4, 2011

Hunger and Obesity

Continuing our discussion Thursday on the dualism of hunger/gluttony and how to understand the so-called obesity epidemic along with the concurrent epidemic of eating disorders, please take the time to see this 10 minute long TED talk by Ellen Gustafson, the Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags.

Gustafson argues that hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. At TEDxEast, she launches The 30 Project --a way to change how we eat. If interested further, you can also read a blog in which she answers some questions about her efforts to combat hunger:

http://blog.ted.com/2010/07/07/qa_with_ellen_g/

p.s. I think I have finally found someone who speaks faster than I do while lecturing!

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