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Jeryl Scurr gave a talk to 40 members of Harpenden Probus Secundus Club on June 15th 2016 on “The Obesity Crisis: Truth, Lies and Statistics.” It was a fascinating, enthusiastic and well-researched talk on the changing Western diet and its influence on our weight and health. She spoke of the complex causes which help explain the obesity epidemic. These included weight stigma and low income as well as what she termed ‘the business of thin’, businesses profiting from our weight.” Colin Clark

Jeryl recently gave a very insightful talk to 20 members of the St Albans’ Jewish Women’s Forum. The discussion ranged across the spectrum of anorexia, bulimia and dieting and also focused on the Jewish attitude to food, where all aspects of the keeping up the religion seem to gravitate towards what we can and shouldn’t eat. The Q&A session at the end could have gone on for hours!” Jenny Taylor, Chairman

“The choice of speaker is given careful consideration – Jeryl Scurr was invited to talk on the sensitive subject of female weight, and her talk was entitled “Why is Fat Still a Feminist Issue?” Jeryl gave an excellent, well researched talk to the Sixth Form girls, and it was evident that the girls were interested in the content of the subject. Jeryl demonstrated that she was able to empathize with her audience at the same time as delivering a very clear and thought provoking discussio…