TEDxBinghamtonUniversity - Sarah Thompson - The Truth about Dieting
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Professor Thompson is currently the head of the Binghamton Eating Awareness Committee, and teaches Health and Wellness courses on weight loss, nutrition, and aerobics. Professor Thompson's unique approach to weight loss and fitness focuses on positivity and self-image as a means to accomplish goals, while keeping the fitness program based in the... Read more
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- -: TEDxBinghamtonUniversity - Sarah Thompson - The Truth about Dieting
April 13, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Professor Thompson is currently the head of the Binghamton Eating Awareness Committee, and teaches Health and Wellness courses on weight loss, nutrition, and aerobics. Professor Thompson's unique approach to weight loss and fitness focuses on positivity and self-image as a means to accomplish goa...
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- -: Richard Carmona - America's Obesity Epidemic
May 9, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/02/Former_Surgeon_General_Dr__Richard_Carmona Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona examines America's ongoing obesity epidemic. ----- Prevention: The Key to Heading off a National Health-Care Crisis with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M...
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- -: Low-Fat Diets at High-Class Restaurants
November 13, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/13/Tim_Zagat_The_Past_Present_and_Future_of_Restaurants Restauranteurs Drew Nieporent, Richard Melman, and Denise Fugo debate with Zagat Survey co-founder Tim Zagat on whether it is a restaurant's job to accommodate for diners' dietary needs. ----- Tim...
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- -: Marketing Junk Food to Kids - Marion Nestle
November 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/14/Marion_Nestle_What_to_Eat NYU nutritionist Dr. Marion Nestle examines the controversial food industry practice of creating advertising directed at children. ----- Marion Nestle, NYU Professor of Nutrition and author of Food Politics, Safe Food, and ...
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- -: Hungry Girl Says Don't Always Believe Low Fat Labels
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/04/Hungry_Girl_Lisa_Lillien_Offers_Dieting_Wisdom Lisa Lillien, founder of hungry-girl.com, remembers testing "low-fat" Trader Joe's Chili Lime Chicken Burgers in a food lab and discovering they actually contain 12 fat grams, instead of the 3 grams liste...
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- -: Secret to Effective Dieting? Portion Control - David Kessler
June 26, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/08/The_End_of_Overeating_Dr_David_A_Kessler Former FDA commissioner David Kessler argues that eating, even while trying to lose weight, must be pleasurable and rewarding. Dr. Kessler argues for moderation and portion control. There's no "magic bullet," h...
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- -: Brainwashing: The Key to Weight Loss? - Elizabeth Loftus
August 3, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/14/Elizabeth_Loftus_Whats_the_Matter_with_Memory Elizabeth Loftus discusses her psychological work using false memories to influence food choices. By embedding a false food experience, Loftus found subjects avoided fattening foods after being convinced t...
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- -: Alicia Silverstone Not 'Clueless' About Vegan Health
November 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/19/The_Kind_Diet_Alicia_Silverstone Actress and environmental activist Alicia Silverstone shares her experience adopting veganism. She claims the change in diet brought her more energy, clearer skin, and allergy-related health benefits. ----- Long befo...
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- -: A Scale that Tweets Your Weight? Meet the Quantified Self
August 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/17/Anand_Giridharadas_Global_Media_Ideas A scale that automatically tweets your weight? How about a website that analyzes the specifics of your love life? Journalist Anand Giridharadas reflects on burgeoning technologies that facilitate the quantificatio...
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