Worth 20 Minutes of Your Time
Posted on Mar 3rd, 2010 by Tony GentilcoreWe eat like shit, and it’s killing us.
That statement shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone reading. As of today, and as chef Jamie Oliver states in the video linked below, the previous four generations have blessed our children with a shorter lifespan than their parents- in no small part because of the landscape of food we have built around them.
Diet related disease is the #1 killer in America. That’s a fact. Know what else is a fact? Jake is an idiot for picking Vienna over Tenley in the season finale of The Bachelor.* What’s more, 10% of our health care costs can be directly attributed to obesity- to the tune of 150 billion per year. And, that number is expected to double in ten years.
In any case, if you have 20 minutes to spare, I highly encourage you to watch this presentation that Jamie Oliver gave recently at the TED Prize Award ceremony.
* Seriously, that was a bigger upset than Rocky over Drago, or the Giants over the Patriots. Only, you know, with more gonorrhea and what not.
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Comments ( 4 )
J.B. added these pithy words on Mar 3rd, 2010 at 12:13 pm |That video is awesome.. and scary. The wife taught the kid’s version of fast food nation in her 8th grade class, and it really effected significant change for a lot of her kids. The cafeteria staff didn’t like it much.
Makes me ponder putting together some cooking classes for free.. hmm things to ponder.
Jo added these pithy words on Mar 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm |Thank you for posting this. I fall into this, and I definitely hear it from other mothers who state that they feed their children this “easy” food because the children are picky and they refuse to eat a vegetable. I think we need to stop giving our children so many options. If they get hungry enough, they will eat whatever you put before them. Teaching them to make good choices at home will follow them for the rest of their life. I love Jamie Oliver and can’t wait to be horrified by his new show.
Deborah added these pithy words on Mar 3rd, 2010 at 5:05 pm |THANK YOU for posting this. Parents outliving their children — crazy.
Kujo added these pithy words on Mar 3rd, 2010 at 5:38 pm |Good stuff. I watched this video a few weeks ago. Looking forward to checking out his show on ABC.
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Tony Gentilcore is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Currently residing in the greater Boston area and co-founder of