admin posted on April 17, 2010 01:40
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Jamie Oliver: Obesity costs US $150 Billion a year
HIS WISH: TEACH EVERY CHILD ABOUT FOOD!
The way we eat in the developed world is causing needless death — and shortening the lives of the next generation of kids. Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia, TED Prize winner and reality TV star, Chef Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.
(Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, California)
“I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.”
“We, the adults of the last four generations, have blessed our children with the destiny of a shorter lifespan than their own parents. Your child will live a life ten years younger than you because of the landscape of food that we’ve built around them.”
“Any doctor, any specialist will tell you that. Fact. Diet-related disease is the biggest killer, right now, here today. This is a global problem. It’s a catastrophe. It’s sweeping the world. England is right behind you, as usual.”
“We need a revolution. Mexico, Australia, Germany, India, China, all have massive problems of obesity and bad health. Think about smoking. It costs way less than obesity now. Obesity costs you Americans 10 percent of your health care bills. 150 billion dollars a year. In 10 years, it’s set to double. 300 billion dollars a year. And let’s be honest, guys, you ain’t got that cash.”
“…from that little precious age of 4, until 18, 20, 24, whatever, they need to be cooked proper fresh food from local growers on site. OK? There needs to be a new standard of fresh proper food for your children.”
“…it’s profoundly important that every single American child leaves school knowing how to cook 10 recipes that will save their life. Life skills.
“That’s all it takes… it’s people on people. You know, it’s local cooks teaching local people. It’s free cooking lessons guys, free cooking lessons in the main street. This is real, tangible change, real, tangible change.”
“My wish is for you to help a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, to inspire families to cook again, and to empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”