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SPECIAL VEGAN DINNER - 5PM, Food Co-op (UU 30)
SPEAKING EVENT - 7PM, Old Union Hall
Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author, and internationally
recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health
issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs,
the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu
Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions, testified
before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in defense of
Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. Currently Dr.
Greger proudly serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal
Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States.
Dr. Greger's recent scientific publications in the American Journal of
Preventive Medicine, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, Critical Reviews in
Microbiology, Family & Community Health, and the International Journal
of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health explore the public health
implications of industrialized animal agriculture.
Dr. Greger is also licensed as a general practitioner specializing in
clinical nutrition and was a founding member of the American College
of Lifestyle Medicine. He was featured on the Healthy Living Channel
promoting his latest nutrition DVDs and honored to teach part of Dr.
T. Colin Campbell's esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University.
Dr. Greger's nutrition work can be found at NutritionFacts.org.
His latest two books are Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching and
Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze. Dr.
Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture
and the Tufts University School of Medicine.
More info on Dr. Greger:
http://www.veganmd.org
*THE SPEAKING EVENT IS TOTALLY FREE*
Before the event, the Food Co-op will be hosting a special vegan
dinner with Dr. Greger starting at 5PM in the Food Co-op (Old Union
Room UU30). There will be an admission charge at the door for the
dinner which we will post up soon, so stay tuned!