Attention Furman students: Did you know that you can donate your end of year Pden Points to the Loaves and Fishes local food recovery program? The Furman Department of Health Sciences has been working closely with Loaves and Fishes to help improve access to healthful foods to 97 local food pantries and homeless…Continue Reading The Point Pantry: Furman Students donate Pden Points for Loaves and Fishes
FUEL the Community: Battling the Hunger-Obesity Paradox
FUEL the Community In the United States, hunger and obesity often coexist within the same individual. This concept, known as the “Hunger- Obesity Paradox” seems almost counterintuitive. How can the same individual be hungry and obese at the same time? William Dietz, MD, PhD first described this phenomenon in the journal of Pediatrics in 1995. …Continue Reading FUEL the Community: Battling the Hunger-Obesity Paradox