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Oct. 08, 2010
Healthy Eating
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| Only 26 percent of the nation’s adults eat vegetables three or more times a day, according to a recent report from the CDC. At the same time, the USDA estimates that Americans waste 27% of their food -- the energy equivalent of ~350 million barrels of oil a year. In this segment, we'll look at our eating habits, and why they can be hard to change. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
Guests
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Walter Willett
Chairman, Nutrition Department
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts -
Michael Webber
Associate Director, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
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