Fish: To Eat Or Not To Eat; The Science Of Obesity
Fish: To Eat Or Not To Eat
Environmental groups, restaurants, aquariums and even fishermen are joining in an effort to educate the public about eating sustainable seafood. Suddenly, according to these groups, the fish you thought was healthy to eat is either endangered or ecologically unsound to raise. Wallet sized cards are being passed out to consumers indicating which fish are sustainable. Host Larry Mantle talks with experts from different sides of the issue including Robert Mazurek, Research Biologist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program, Zeke Grader, Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), Odd Grydeland, former President of the B.C. Salmon Farmers on Vancouver Island, salmon farmer for 17 years, and Michael Cimarusti, executive chef at the Water Grill in downtown Los Angeles.
The Science Of Obesity
Obesity used to be considered a moral failing, but more and more, scientists are reporting that overweight people are biologically predisposed to be large. Host Larry Mantle talks with science writer Ellen Ruppel Schell about her fascinating new book, The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin, which takes an honest look at how much culture, genes and behavior are to blame for the obesity epidemic, as well as the latest scientific inroads being made to fight against it.