Bio-engineered Food & Politics

With an imbalance of agricultural resources throughout the world, genetically modified foods could likely be the difference between starvation and survival for countries without much of an agriculture industry.

Not all cultures and governments are comfortable with GM foods, however. Recently a heated debate in the fast-growing market of India erupted over the commercial release of a genetically engineered eggplant.

Dr. Bruce Chassy, professor of food microbiology and nutritional sciences at the University of Illinois argues that regulation, politics and public perception might stand in the way of feeding the world.

Chassy spoke at the Biotechnology Industry International conference in Chicago on biotech crops. When it comes to GM foods, Chassy says that safety isn't always the real issue...

LISTEN: DR. BRUCE CHASSY - THE PUSHBACK ON GM FOODS

Solving Super-Sizing

Former food industry insider Hank Cardello knows why super-sized portions and cheap calorie-heavy snacks sell. As consultant to groups trying to fight obesity, Cardello wants to take a different approach when encouraging Americans to be healthier.

Cardello's book STUFFED: An Insider's Look at Who's (Really) Making America Fat offers an argument that food companies and marketers might be making us fat... but they do it because fattening food simply sells well.

Cardello talks about incentives, taxes and other approaches to getting companies to make and market healthier products.

LISTEN: HANK CARDELLO - MARKETING AND OBESITY