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Speaker Event this Wednesday, June 11
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (parthiv@MIT.EDU)
Mon Jun 9 14:15:24 2003
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The Boston Vegetarian Society, in conjunction with the MIT Vegetarian Group,
will be sponsoring a lecture this Wednesday evening (7:00-8:30pm):
Neal Barnard, M.D.
Founder and President
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Nutrition Researcher and Adjunct Associate
Professor of Medicine at George Washington
University School of Medicine
Author of eight books on nutrition. His breakthrough
diabetes research study was profiled in Newsweek January 20, 2003.
FREE ADMISSION -- ALL WELCOME
Dr. Barnard will speak on the topic of his new book:
Breaking the Food Seduction:
The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings --
And 7 Steps to End Them Naturally
Many people recognize that chocolate, sugary foods, and
caffeine-containing foods can be addictive. But research suggests that the same
is
true of more foods than previously thought, including cheese and meat.
Cheese contains high levels of casein, a protein that breaks apart
during digestion to produce morphine-like opiate molecules, called
casomorphins. Biologically, these opiates are responsible for part of the
mother-infant bond that occurs during nursing.
One feature that all these foods—sugar, chocolate, cheese, and
meat—have in common is that scientists can block much of their appeal with
drugs designed to counter the effects of narcotics, suggesting that the
pleasurable aspects of these foods depend on the release of opiates within
the brain.
However, Dr. Barnard recommends dietary and lifestyle adjustments, not
medications, for dealing with food addictions. "Unhealthy foods are
everywhere, and we use some special tricks to keep them from being
overwhelming." Dr. Barnard will offer seven self-defense tips. His book
(Hardcover $24.95) will be available for signing. Please bring cash (exact
change appreciated) or check. No charge cards.
LOCATION:
MIT's Julius Stratton Student Center
opposite MIT main entrance (big columns)
at 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.
In the Sala, 2nd floor.
DIRECTIONS:
Red Line T to Central Square stop.
Walk 10 minutes south on Mass. Ave.
(away from Harvard Sq, towards Boston)
MIT Student Center will be on your right.
#1 bus (Dudley - Harvard Sq.) stops in front
of Student Center.
By car: Get directions from
http://whereis.mit.edu/doc/getting-to-mit.html
MIT Campus Map at
http://whereis.mit.edu/ (click on little map)
Stratton Student Center is Bldg W20 on map.
PARKING
Stratton Student Center is on Mass. Ave.
between Vassar St. and Amherst St. There
is free (after 6 pm) parking along Mass. Ave.
and Vassar. Students are away, so some
pressure is off the parking! I am checking into
getting some off street parking, so stay tuned.
