With all the obesity and eating disorders going on, it seems like maybe we’re not educated about nutrition and exercise enough to eat healthy .I know for a fact that they didn’t teach us squat about nutrition or weight loss in public school, which is in my opinion a major concern.
But we already have good, healthy food that you can grow in your backyard : fruit and veggies 
Thanks, I didn’t know about Michelle Obama!! That is an awesome thing she is doing.
I think it’s the FDA’s and parents’ fault, really. They try to get schools to serve healthier lunches (which, by many standards, are still not very healthy.) Additionally, excessive attention is paid to Calories, while very little is paid to what TYPE of Calories are being consumed (i.e. protein, carbohydrates, fats).
The harm of fat is also grossly overestimated, and importance of avoiding simple carbs hardly mentioned at all (most people don’t know that sugars are simple carbs, let alone that many of their favorite non-sugary foods also contain simple carbs).
I asked my school why we can’t be served whole milk, considering that fat-free milk contains as much as 10 more grams (roughly 2.5 teaspoons) more sugar than whole milk. They said that they have no control over what they feed us.
The other day, we had a school-wide (girls and boys separated) assembly (I’m a senior in high school), where we were handed a tiny flyer telling us how to "eat healthily." It involved a number of moronic comments, including living a low-fat lifestyle with NO MENTION of sugar.
I admit that not everyone has the capacity or desire to understand how their bodies function, but everyone should at least be given the opportunity. Even health classes don’t give any justice to a truly proper diet. They make it sound as if you can eat as much of your favorite desert as you’d like, as long as you get your servings of fruits and vegetables, and DON’T EXCEED 2,000 CALORIES.
I can say for a fact that my base metabolic rate is around 2,500 Calories, and that is just the amount I need to SURVIVE with zero exercise while maintaining the same weight.
With the amount of exercise I do (1 hour a day, roughly), I need at least 3,000 Calories a day. Factor in my desire to gain muscle, and I need to eat as much as 4,000 Calories a day.
Education does nothing for people that have not opened themselves up to learning. People need to have a desire to read about it, learn about it, and change their lifestyles.
A large part of it is also parents and how they feed their children. I know kids who have been raised on hamburgers and cheap food, who now think that they can eat McDonalds for the rest of their lives because they haven’t gotten pudgy at the age of 17 or 18.
I also know kids who claim that cigarettes increase their metabolisms to the extent that they can eat significantly more. I think much hope is lost, and we’d frankly be better off with many of these idiots dying. If someone doesn’t respect his or her body to that great of a degree, I doubt the person’s capacity of respecting anyone else.
To finish off on a completely misanthropic and cynical note, some people really should not breath.
show fat and skinny people on a poster, and say, "do you want to look like that in a few years?"
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Scare people into the consquences on the body of poor nutrition, it’ll work just like the church succeeded in using "hell" to get people to conform.
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By sensitizing them
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You could get together pamphlets (or create them) to give to local schools. You could also volunteer to help out at a local school (talk to the guidance counselors, health teachers…) to teach children. You could also talk to local radio stations (college radio stations are always willing) and create a PSA with information. A letter to the editor…..etc
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The answer you are looking for is AWARENESS. Showing people pictures of fat and skinny is not the answer, because metabolism in one is different in another. By providing facts on food stuff and locations in where to buy them, you are helping others become aware.
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there is a recipe for brownies with carrots in them and kids don’t even know that that is what is in there.afterwards you can tell them and they will love them so much they get dessert and get their nutrition at the same time.you should try it it’s delicious!
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They educate us alot on not being fat even though everyone knows the risk.
1. Its cheaper for cheap food
2. Its lazier
3. Its faster
4. Telling people not to eat that will make them eat it more.
5. I eat healthy but you cant force it upon other people that violates the 1st amendment the right to happiness.
6. Schools are violating the 1st amendment by taking out soda.
Except Soda is so dam good.
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When people give real advise on this forum I think this is a wonderful place to start. There are a lot of smart people on here willing to help.
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commercials are a great way to advertise, but also going to it with FOX news channel in the health department will teach people a bit more about healthy eating. Having Health class in public schools (which results in raising money for the school to add that program) can help with obeseity in chidren.
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Be a good healthy example. Contact Michelle Obama; she has a nutrition awareness campaigne going on.
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So, like anorexia nervosa One way is if you don’t eat your actually getting fatter once you have a breakdown and eat more. Its good that you care about your image, but like if you care too much you become ugly and stress a lot(some people who are skinny are actually freaky to me). Well if you eat alot well its good but not too much becuase you will get excess body fat.
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I think it’s the FDA’s and parents’ fault, really. They try to get schools to serve healthier lunches (which, by many standards, are still not very healthy.) Additionally, excessive attention is paid to Calories, while very little is paid to what TYPE of Calories are being consumed (i.e. protein, carbohydrates, fats).
The harm of fat is also grossly overestimated, and importance of avoiding simple carbs hardly mentioned at all (most people don’t know that sugars are simple carbs, let alone that many of their favorite non-sugary foods also contain simple carbs).
I asked my school why we can’t be served whole milk, considering that fat-free milk contains as much as 10 more grams (roughly 2.5 teaspoons) more sugar than whole milk. They said that they have no control over what they feed us.
The other day, we had a school-wide (girls and boys separated) assembly (I’m a senior in high school), where we were handed a tiny flyer telling us how to "eat healthily." It involved a number of moronic comments, including living a low-fat lifestyle with NO MENTION of sugar.
I admit that not everyone has the capacity or desire to understand how their bodies function, but everyone should at least be given the opportunity. Even health classes don’t give any justice to a truly proper diet. They make it sound as if you can eat as much of your favorite desert as you’d like, as long as you get your servings of fruits and vegetables, and DON’T EXCEED 2,000 CALORIES.
I can say for a fact that my base metabolic rate is around 2,500 Calories, and that is just the amount I need to SURVIVE with zero exercise while maintaining the same weight.
With the amount of exercise I do (1 hour a day, roughly), I need at least 3,000 Calories a day. Factor in my desire to gain muscle, and I need to eat as much as 4,000 Calories a day.
Education does nothing for people that have not opened themselves up to learning. People need to have a desire to read about it, learn about it, and change their lifestyles.
A large part of it is also parents and how they feed their children. I know kids who have been raised on hamburgers and cheap food, who now think that they can eat McDonalds for the rest of their lives because they haven’t gotten pudgy at the age of 17 or 18.
I also know kids who claim that cigarettes increase their metabolisms to the extent that they can eat significantly more. I think much hope is lost, and we’d frankly be better off with many of these idiots dying. If someone doesn’t respect his or her body to that great of a degree, I doubt the person’s capacity of respecting anyone else.
To finish off on a completely misanthropic and cynical note, some people really should not breath.
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There is one simple thing you could do just around the house to make a small change. If you are having friends or family over for a party do not put any junk food out. Instead put out some apples or frozen peas. Maby they will get why you are doing this and they will do the same thing at there house. If they do that even more people will get that idea and before you know it you will have impacted quite a number of lives. It is good to take things a step at a time. And not try to rush it.
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I believe the greatest factor in eating disorders is how much and when it is eaten. I have to diet to gain weight because of have a very high metabolism rate. If I start eating anything I want at any time of the day, I get pudgy to plump. But if I eat the same amounts of food at about the same time every day, my weight gain is distributed evenly and and compliments my stature. I´ve done this with high fat foods like bacon and sausage with my eggs. Always butter. Lunch could be a greasy burger and fries thing. I just eat about the same amount at the same time. Even my snacking habits are regimented. I have several friends who have been quite rotund and they tried this and lost the weight they needed to or wanted to get rid of. You have to train your metabolism and it is medically proven to be possible and practical.
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