That's a funny article, but sex education and nutrition education are really very analogous. Right now, public nutrition education basically says "eat less!" Well, duh, but just like sexual abstinence messages of "have less sex", it just doesn't work from a public health standpoint.
Poor nutrition education leads directly to obesity and chronic diseases, just like poor sex education leads to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. We need to demand medically accurate nutrition education, just like we demand medically accurate sex education.
Schools need to teach about how to avoid dangerous foods (beef, pork, dairy, trans fat, and sweetened beverages), just like schools need to teach about how to avoid dangerous unprotected sex. You don't need to stop eating or stop having sex, just practice safer eating and safer sex.
@ 6, I agree with you completely, except (natch) for your classification of animal-based foods as inherently dangerous. But people definitely need to be educated so that they eat a lot less of it.
Get rid of all tariff and tax subsidies for corn and corn syrup.
Problem solved.
Poor nutrition education leads directly to obesity and chronic diseases, just like poor sex education leads to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. We need to demand medically accurate nutrition education, just like we demand medically accurate sex education.
Schools need to teach about how to avoid dangerous foods (beef, pork, dairy, trans fat, and sweetened beverages), just like schools need to teach about how to avoid dangerous unprotected sex. You don't need to stop eating or stop having sex, just practice safer eating and safer sex.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-…
"It's really hard, though," Holmes added. "I get so hungry sometimes. Especially after hours and hours of unprotected sex."
Just make sure they're not corn-based, ok?