The Diabesity Epidemic
A discussion with PCC Nutrition Educator Leika Suzumura

When Sunday, March 18, 2012
11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., each talk will last 30 minutes

WhereBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Washington
17th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 45th St., Seattle

As cultures around the world undergo dietary acculturation, a nutrition transition is occurring, accompanied by a rapid increase in the rates of obesity and diabetes. The good news is that we have the opportunity with every meal to literally EAT our way toward health. Come learn simple choices you can make to nurture/foster your well-being. Leika Suzumura, PCC Nutrition Educator, leads this discussion.

This nutrition talk is in conjunction with the Burke Museum's exhibit “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.” Hungry Planet examines how people from different countries and cultures feed their families, through photographs of 10 families from around the world at home, at the market, and surrounded by a week’s worth of groceries. The exhibit also features “Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound,” which explores 5,000 years of traditional tribal diets, as well as the revitalization of native food traditions.