Speakers
Brenda Davis, RD
About the series
Ms. Davis was lead dietitian in a diabetes research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She tells the story of the tragic loss of lives due to rising seas and hotter temperatures from climate change. Culture shifts toward the Western diet have caused escalating epidemics of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes among the islanders. Ms. Davis is an author, and past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association.
