Australians are getting fatter. What influences our food choices? How does our food system support or undermine our health? And what can we do about it? In this informative and engaging talk, Dr Phillip Baker examines some of the less obvious influences on what we eat and why, and asks what role regulation can legitimately play in addressing some of the problems in our food system.
Phillip is a Research Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance, at the Australian National University in Canberra.
His research focuses on understanding the politics of food, nutrition and public health. This work brings key questions into play, such as: who has the power to shape our food choices as individuals, families, communities and societies? Is food choice a matter for the individual only and healthy eating simply a matter of personal responsibility? Or is the way we eat shaped more by factors outside of individual control, such as the way we organise our food systems and economy? How can we as a society structure our food systems so as to promote food choices that are good for people, animals and the planet?
Phillip has a PhD from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU. He has worked in a number of public health roles including at the World Health Organization.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food
I understand what you're saying they just ain't no money in healthy people
Great speech and a lot of truths there.
The food companies and governments do have a responsibility to regulate and make us aware of the food we consume. But I also truly believe that that ultimately it's an individual's choice what they decide to eat. Clever marketing exists in all forms from selling cars to eating food and it's up to you to be able to differentiate between good and bad and parents especially as to what they decide to feed their children which will help to influence their food choices.
We all have free will and the choice to consume what we choose to and I also think having junk food can just be good for the soul. like if you're upset or down you have some chocolate or ice cream, it alters all the chemicals in the brain and releases all those feel good chemicals and if done occasionally is not going to have any long term adverse health effects.
It's about corporate responsibility choice and balance, no ones forcing you at gunpoint to consume foods but they are trying desperately to get you to, no different to marketing or selling anything else really?
Some interesting points, slightly disappointed when it ended and the drum set wasn't part of his talk
Going against large F&B corporations is like going against capitalism itself. To maximize the return for capitalist large F&B corporations will pursue any possible means to ensure that they could sell more product with the lowest cost and receive the highest return. Consumer will vote with their wallet and stomach. If it’s cheap and tasty, Consumer will buy and consume it. Hence the vicious cycle.
I’m afraid there is no silver bullet to the problem mentioned by the presenter.
someone please summarize what the guy just said
boolshit. obesety comes from unhealthy dangerous food. you ll never get obese eating healthy meal. GMO, toxins and altered fats disrupt our metabolism.
thats the matter of business — take cheapest unhealthy ingredients, mix them with preservatives and flavours and sell it to us as a food. we eat poison(
In my opinion, we need a new movement to encourage a physical literacy.
Truly factual, educational and inspirational talk. Thanks Dr Phillip Baker