Americans and Food

@katiecouric: Americans and Food

Katie Couric of CBS news shared with The Obesity Society a recent segment she hosted titled Americans and Food. Katie hosts an online weekly webshow, @KATIECOURIC, and in the featured show below Katie addresses 'What we eat, why we eat so much of it, and what it means for our health'. Katie talks to former FDA Commissioner and author of "The End of Overeating" David Kessler, and Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation" about the food in America. Below are some clips from the segment:

Obsessed with Food?

Why are we so focused on eating 24/7? Eric Schlosser tells Katie that marketing is to blame. David Kessler says our brains have been hijacked.

We Have to Change How We Look at Food

David Kessler says "we really have to change how we look at food."

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