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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that we need to be on the lookout for unhealthy relationships to food and emerging eating disorders. However, inappropriately large portions and unhealthy servings are pervasive. Knowing about calories is useful. Trying to redirect an interest in calories, as if numbers should be taboo, with vague woohoo or dumbing down sounds exceedingly creepy to me. Also disrespectful.
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Agree.  I think in a perfect would everyone would be good intuitive eaters.  The problem is, very few people grow into adults that are good intuitive eaters, despite how you ate as a child.  Tons of thin kids/teens go on to be overweight in adult years. It isn't a bad thing to be aware of calories, not the number, but the density, and what a portion size is.  Just about every adult that is a healthy weight has to practice some form of discipline and restriction with food.  Not unhealthy restriction, but making good choices and not over indulging in high calorie foods.  [/quote]

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