Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., 2010 TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 21:53)
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commented on Apr 2 2012
Jamie Oliver is truly an inspiration.
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David Nichols commented on Mar 14 2010
Amazing. We truly are what we eat.
David
http://simplegoodandtasty.com
Ganeshvel Thangavelu commented on Mar 12 2010
Jamie you are the man. Food the largest Killer in the world..
I hope lot of people have watched this video..
Liz McLellan commented on Feb 12 2010
also – terrorism? It doesn’t even make his list. Our perception of actual risk is so distorted.
Why have we lost our perspective? I lived in nyc at the time, and spent two years 17 floors above ground zero watching the hole get dug out from above. You would think that it would be the top of my list but it’s not on my list either.
We are being told to focus somewhere else – terrorism is not our biggest problem.
Animesh G commented on Feb 11 2010
Hi, is there a higher def version of this?
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Liz McLellan commented on Feb 12 2010
Grow your own. Don’t have space? Join a yardsharing group! Every school, every church or mosque or synagogue can plant a garden. We can get your neighborhood going tomorrow. Anyone anywhere can start a yard or garden sharing group – share seeds, tools, time, skills, physical strength, wisdom and yard space.
We can help!
Food is cheaper, we all get exercise, we all learn about biology… it’s not expensive!
Gather your resources and grow together.