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[Applause] so when I was a kid I would spend every
so when I was a kid I would spend every
so when I was a kid I would spend every summer in the Philippines and every
summer in the Philippines and every
summer in the Philippines and every morning my grandmother to wake me and my
morning my grandmother to wake me and my
morning my grandmother to wake me and my brother up super early to go eat
brother up super early to go eat
brother up super early to go eat breakfast at McDonald’s and now at
breakfast at McDonald’s and now at
breakfast at McDonald’s and now at McDonald’s I was hooked onto the breath
McDonald’s I was hooked onto the breath
McDonald’s I was hooked onto the breath of Long Aneesa they served which is sort
of Long Aneesa they served which is sort
of Long Aneesa they served which is sort of like a Filipino sweet sausage before
of like a Filipino sweet sausage before
of like a Filipino sweet sausage before my Mary endo our afternoon snack my
my Mary endo our afternoon snack my
my Mary endo our afternoon snack my grandmother would order B two bowls of
grandmother would order B two bowls of
grandmother would order B two bowls of my beloved creamy macaroni soup
my beloved creamy macaroni soup
my beloved creamy macaroni soup obviously I had an unhealthy appetite
obviously I had an unhealthy appetite
obviously I had an unhealthy appetite for McDonald’s Filipino eating habits
for McDonald’s Filipino eating habits
for McDonald’s Filipino eating habits seem to reflect this fast-food style of
seem to reflect this fast-food style of
seem to reflect this fast-food style of eating excessive amounts of salt sugar
eating excessive amounts of salt sugar
eating excessive amounts of salt sugar and fat so it’s not really a big
and fat so it’s not really a big
and fat so it’s not really a big surprise when three of the four leading
surprise when three of the four leading
surprise when three of the four leading causes of death in the Philippines heart
causes of death in the Philippines heart
causes of death in the Philippines heart disease stroke and diabetes are all
disease stroke and diabetes are all
disease stroke and diabetes are all related to poor nutrition the
related to poor nutrition the
related to poor nutrition the Philippines lost 2.8 billion pesos in
Philippines lost 2.8 billion pesos in
Philippines lost 2.8 billion pesos in 2006 just because of poor nutrition and
2006 just because of poor nutrition and
2006 just because of poor nutrition and just after ten years this economic loss
just after ten years this economic loss
just after ten years this economic loss doubled but in other parts of the
doubled but in other parts of the
doubled but in other parts of the country and in the world
country and in the world
country and in the world the problem isn’t too much the poor
the problem isn’t too much the poor
the problem isn’t too much the poor quality of diets but the lack of food
quality of diets but the lack of food
quality of diets but the lack of food hunger is at a critical stage in the
hunger is at a critical stage in the
hunger is at a critical stage in the world today before I was interested in
world today before I was interested in
world today before I was interested in this topic I thought that like so many
this topic I thought that like so many
this topic I thought that like so many others that our first priority should
others that our first priority should
others that our first priority should just be to feed a child until they
just be to feed a child until they
just be to feed a child until they aren’t hungry I was wrong
aren’t hungry I was wrong
aren’t hungry I was wrong if you look at the bigger picture of a
if you look at the bigger picture of a
if you look at the bigger picture of a child’s life you can see that it’s
child’s life you can see that it’s
child’s life you can see that it’s extremely important to satisfy that
extremely important to satisfy that
extremely important to satisfy that child with a quality diet at the same
child with a quality diet at the same
child with a quality diet at the same time we’re not dressing hunger what do I
time we’re not dressing hunger what do I
time we’re not dressing hunger what do I mean by quality diets
mean by quality diets
mean by quality diets I mean safe diverse nutritious foods all
I mean safe diverse nutritious foods all
I mean safe diverse nutritious foods all year-round to feed and sustain brain
year-round to feed and sustain brain
year-round to feed and sustain brain power because nutrition has a direct
power because nutrition has a direct
power because nutrition has a direct link to brain development the way you
link to brain development the way you
link to brain development the way you think act your eventual intelligence
think act your eventual intelligence
think act your eventual intelligence this can all decrease due to poor
this can all decrease due to poor
this can all decrease due to poor nutrition early in childhood and a
nutrition early in childhood and a
nutrition early in childhood and a child’s long-term health
child’s long-term health
child’s long-term health also impaired when they are an adult
also impaired when they are an adult
also impaired when they are an adult their health will decline earlier so the
their health will decline earlier so the
their health will decline earlier so the lack of diverse nutritious foods under
lack of diverse nutritious foods under
lack of diverse nutritious foods under nutrition is both a cause and
nutrition is both a cause and
nutrition is both a cause and consequence of poverty let me give you
consequence of poverty let me give you
consequence of poverty let me give you an example imagine a five-year-old girl
an example imagine a five-year-old girl
an example imagine a five-year-old girl who live in some remote farm in a
who live in some remote farm in a
who live in some remote farm in a developing country she also might as
developing country she also might as
developing country she also might as well be living in a big city her family
well be living in a big city her family
well be living in a big city her family doesn’t have enough food much less an
doesn’t have enough food much less an
doesn’t have enough food much less an adequate diet she will be cognitively
adequate diet she will be cognitively
adequate diet she will be cognitively impaired she will not reach her full
impaired she will not reach her full
impaired she will not reach her full potential height therefore she will not
potential height therefore she will not
potential height therefore she will not reach her full human potential and when
reach her full human potential and when
reach her full human potential and when she grows up her income and her harvest
she grows up her income and her harvest
she grows up her income and her harvest are limited because of these
are limited because of these
are limited because of these disadvantages she had earlier on in life
disadvantages she had earlier on in life
disadvantages she had earlier on in life she will not be able to afford basic
she will not be able to afford basic
she will not be able to afford basic health care and she will not be able to
health care and she will not be able to
health care and she will not be able to provide education and the proper
provide education and the proper
provide education and the proper nutritious diet for her children
nutritious diet for her children
nutritious diet for her children so her children will also become caught
so her children will also become caught
so her children will also become caught and to be impaired and stunted and they
and to be impaired and stunted and they
and to be impaired and stunted and they will not reach their full human
will not reach their full human
will not reach their full human potential the future of our world
potential the future of our world
potential the future of our world depends on these young girls and their
depends on these young girls and their
depends on these young girls and their children and of those future generations
children and of those future generations
children and of those future generations but malnutrition isn’t one of those
but malnutrition isn’t one of those
but malnutrition isn’t one of those third world problems it’s here in the
third world problems it’s here in the
third world problems it’s here in the United States too and one of the most
United States too and one of the most
United States too and one of the most developed countries in the world our
developed countries in the world our
developed countries in the world our children are overfed and undernourished
children are overfed and undernourished
children are overfed and undernourished one in three American children are
one in three American children are
one in three American children are overweight or obese and over nutrition
overweight or obese and over nutrition
overweight or obese and over nutrition is just as bad as under nutrition I
is just as bad as under nutrition I
is just as bad as under nutrition I could have easily been one of those
could have easily been one of those
could have easily been one of those overweight children they may had
overweight children they may had
overweight children they may had devoured and craved McDonald’s as a
devoured and craved McDonald’s as a
devoured and craved McDonald’s as a child fortunately I only visited the
child fortunately I only visited the
child fortunately I only visited the Philippines in the summer for the rest
Philippines in the summer for the rest
Philippines in the summer for the rest of the year I live in Hanoi Vietnam and
of the year I live in Hanoi Vietnam and
of the year I live in Hanoi Vietnam and in Hanoi there were no McDonald’s I was
in Hanoi there were no McDonald’s I was
in Hanoi there were no McDonald’s I was surrounded by working farms and the
surrounded by working farms and the
surrounded by working farms and the Vietnamese culture emphasized a balance
Vietnamese culture emphasized a balance
Vietnamese culture emphasized a balance in living including in their diet
in living including in their diet
in living including in their diet leaving Vietnam and moving to Vermont
leaving Vietnam and moving to Vermont
leaving Vietnam and moving to Vermont I was further surrounded by this culture
I was further surrounded by this culture
I was further surrounded by this culture of healthy living there are so many
of healthy living there are so many
of healthy living there are so many farms in Vermont and in school I was
farms in Vermont and in school I was
farms in Vermont and in school I was able to see I was able to go to those
able to see I was able to go to those
able to see I was able to go to those farms see how my food was grown and
farms see how my food was grown and
farms see how my food was grown and learned how to prepare balanced meals my
learned how to prepare balanced meals my
learned how to prepare balanced meals my teachers emphasized fresh organic local
teachers emphasized fresh organic local
teachers emphasized fresh organic local food in my diet and just last October I
food in my diet and just last October I
food in my diet and just last October I went to a conference in Iowa
went to a conference in Iowa
went to a conference in Iowa and there I was able to meet amazing
and there I was able to meet amazing
and there I was able to meet amazing people who travel to these developing
people who travel to these developing
people who travel to these developing countries and work with their local
countries and work with their local
countries and work with their local communities to the local with the local
communities to the local with the local
communities to the local with the local communities in developing countries to
communities in developing countries to
communities in developing countries to help push this nutrition agenda so I
help push this nutrition agenda so I
help push this nutrition agenda so I learn how to care about my food at this
learn how to care about my food at this
learn how to care about my food at this conference right but most of the people
conference right but most of the people
conference right but most of the people in the world don’t know or don’t care
in the world don’t know or don’t care
in the world don’t know or don’t care about what is needed by the body and
about what is needed by the body and
about what is needed by the body and most don’t even know where their next
most don’t even know where their next
most don’t even know where their next meal is coming from
meal is coming from
meal is coming from what is the future of our world hold
what is the future of our world hold
what is the future of our world hold when a third of the world population
when a third of the world population
when a third of the world population does not reach their full human
does not reach their full human
does not reach their full human potential the Philippines alone lost
potential the Philippines alone lost
potential the Philippines alone lost about five billion pesos just because of
about five billion pesos just because of
about five billion pesos just because of poor nutrition that’s a lot of money so
poor nutrition that’s a lot of money so
poor nutrition that’s a lot of money so I say our generations mission statement
I say our generations mission statement
I say our generations mission statement is to solve hunger better a nutrition
is to solve hunger better a nutrition
is to solve hunger better a nutrition focused approach builds a generation
focused approach builds a generation
focused approach builds a generation capable of rising out of the cycle of
capable of rising out of the cycle of
capable of rising out of the cycle of poverty it builds a smarter stronger and
poverty it builds a smarter stronger and
poverty it builds a smarter stronger and more stable workforce so if there’s one
more stable workforce so if there’s one
more stable workforce so if there’s one thing I want you guys to take away from
thing I want you guys to take away from
thing I want you guys to take away from my talk it’s this a child needs food to
my talk it’s this a child needs food to
my talk it’s this a child needs food to survive but requires a diverse
survive but requires a diverse
survive but requires a diverse nutritious diet to thrive hunger and
nutritious diet to thrive hunger and
nutritious diet to thrive hunger and obesity both have one solution quality
obesity both have one solution quality
obesity both have one solution quality meals should be both available and
meals should be both available and
meals should be both available and consumed so you might ask what can I do
consumed so you might ask what can I do
consumed so you might ask what can I do to ensure this well first be conscious
to ensure this well first be conscious
to ensure this well first be conscious of what you eat you may have heard this
of what you eat you may have heard this
of what you eat you may have heard this a million times but healthier healthy
a million times but healthier healthy
a million times but healthier healthy choices can only bring you benefits
choices can only bring you benefits
choices can only bring you benefits second look at what others in your
second look at what others in your
second look at what others in your community eat influence your family
community eat influence your family
community eat influence your family friends the person behind you in line at
friends the person behind you in line at
friends the person behind you in line at the cafeteria to choose more nutritious
the cafeteria to choose more nutritious
the cafeteria to choose more nutritious items and third do something about the
items and third do something about the
items and third do something about the rest of the world doesn’t have enough
rest of the world doesn’t have enough
rest of the world doesn’t have enough food you can easily join multiple
food you can easily join multiple
food you can easily join multiple organizations and learn to care about
organizations and learn to care about
organizations and learn to care about the millions of children that go to bed
the millions of children that go to bed
the millions of children that go to bed hungry every single night and finally
hungry every single night and finally
hungry every single night and finally when you solve hunger you solve it
when you solve hunger you solve it
when you solve hunger you solve it better when you donate rice beans or
better when you donate rice beans or
better when you donate rice beans or some canned food you are giving
some canned food you are giving
some canned food you are giving sustenance but when you give them a
sustenance but when you give them a
sustenance but when you give them a quality meal you’re giving them
quality meal you’re giving them
quality meal you’re giving them opportunities and ultimately investing
opportunities and ultimately investing
opportunities and ultimately investing in the future of our world our
in the future of our world our
in the future of our world our generation can ensure that we leave our
generation can ensure that we leave our
generation can ensure that we leave our that we leave our world in capable hands
that we leave our world in capable hands
that we leave our world in capable hands through better diets our mission
through better diets our mission
through better diets our mission is nutrition thank you
is nutrition thank you
is nutrition thank you [Applause]
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