Speaker: Jamie Oliver
http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
Summary/My Impression:
Jamie talks about obesity in America and the problems with our diets at home and at school. He talks about how we are shortening our children's lives because of our bad eating habits.
He showed pictures of children who are obese. A 16 year old girl who only has 6 years left to live because of it. A 12 year old boy who is 350lbs and his 4 year old sister who is already obese.
The statistics that he gave are alarming. 4 Americans will die from food related disease in the 18 minutes that he is talking. Our children will live 10 years younger than us. 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese. Diet related deaths are the biggest killers in America and 10% of our health care costs are for obesity and it is expected to double in the next 10 years.
This is a talk, for anyone concerned with our children or weight, should watch it!
Links:
Jamie Oliver
http://www.jamieoliver.com/
Official Site with recipes, news, information.
Jamie's Dinners
http://www.jamiesdinners.com/
A site for his book "Jamie's Dinners".
Family Education - Obesity Among Children
http://life.familyeducation.com/health/obesity/29523.html
A short article on the increase in child obesity in America.
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