2015 Faith, Food and Fitness: Norman Borlaug and GMO

Faith, Food and

Fitness, Lesson 3:

Borlaug and GMOsJEFF AND LINDA GAURA, SPRING 2015

Agenda for Lesson 3

Prayer

Follow up on photos-????

Items that others have shared

Norman Borlaug Story

Wheat Belly

Obesity Trends

Alfredo Sauce

Story: Alex Gaura

What I found in the pantry….

Contains Egg-Mayonnaise

Contains Wheat-British Muffins

Contains Milk derivatives-Coffee Creamer

Who is this guy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRPibWf3wN8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRPibWf3wN8

Norman Borlaug

http://borlaug100.org/norman-borlaug/

http://borlaug100.org/norman-borlaug/

But there were consequences…

The culprit

Gluten via Borlaug’s wheat.

Wheatbellyblog.com front quote….

Insulin issues……

WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN 2000

AND ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR 2030 (IN MILLIONS)

19.7 33.9

2000

2030

20.7 42.3

31.7 79.4

28.3 37.4

13.3 33.0

20.0 52.8

7.1 18.6

0.9 1.7

22.3 58.1

148%

104%

161%

150%164%

32%

89%

162%

72%

United States

and Canada

India

China

Southeast

Asia

Middle

EastEurope

Latin America

and Carabbean

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Australia

Adapted from Hossain P et al. N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 213-5

Definitions:

• Obesity: Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.

• Body Mass Index (BMI): A measure of an adult’s weight in relation to his or her height, specifically the adult’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height in meters.

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults Between 1985 and 2010

Citations

• Mokdad AH, et al. The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991–1998. JAMA 1999;282:16:1519–22.

• Mokdad AH, et al. The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States. JAMA 2001;286:10:1519–22.

• Mokdad AH, et al. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001. JAMA 2003;289:1:76–9.

• CDC. State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults —United States, 2005. MMWR 2006;55(36):985–8.

• CDC. State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults —United States, 2007. MMWR 2008;57(28):765–8.

• CDC. Vital signs: State-specific prevalence of obesity among adults — United States, 2009. MMWR 2010;59:1–5.

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)

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The response….

This is why we are here.

Talk about this, with others.

Be positive about the path ahead of you

Spiritual

2015 Faith, Food and Fitness: Norman Borlaug and GMO