Generation Plastic’s Best Cure? School Lunch | Manasa Mantravadi | TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch

So, I'm going to have you close your eyes and I'm going to tell you about a patient. She has high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, high blood sugar, and she's on a growing list of medications to treat these conditions. She's tired during the day because of her sleep apnea at night. And she cannot even walk up a flight of stairs without stopping to rest. Now open your eyes. She's 9 years old. For the first time in history, we are raising a generation of children that have a shorter life expectancy than ...