Why We Overeat: The Toxic Food Environment and Obesity

Making healthy eating choices may not always be easy. The convenience and affordability of unhealthy food often lure consumers to eating nutritionally empty snacks and processed meals. And research suggests our brains may be primed for craving these kinds of foods, triggering feelings of satisfaction and pleasure that healthier options may not. Based on the latest science, this Forum event examined how we can shift our food environments from toxic to healthy.
"Why We Overeat: The Toxic Food Environment and Obesity," was held in collaboration with The Huffington Post on September 13, 2013.
Watch the entire series at www.ForumHSPH.org.

[@edypierre9183]

Eating healthy is not simple, living in a culture that promotes more and bigger is better. We been led to believe that we need to get our money worth, that includes getting the right portion on the plate that I am paying for.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

A lot of people (USA) simply don't want to exercise and don't care about eating healthy. I see it everyday

[@BroccoliBeefed]

It's one thing to overeat, everyone does that once in a while, but to be doing it constantly; those are the people that are desperately ill

[@graybryan9521]

Take away the carbs and you don't have a problem.