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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. [/quote] I agree with this. And I was a bulimic teenager. Counting or being aware of calories isn’t necessarily a slippery slope to an eating disorder. There are other factors at play. Teaching about reasonable serving sizes and energy values of different types of foods can serve everyone well in the long run.[/quote]
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