Hubbend thought it was weird that as a future Health Counselor I would have have written last Friday's post on food labeling. So let me clarify. I don't have a problem with food labeling per se, I just feel like it is potentially another place where we can get advertised to and taken advantage of. If the large food corporations, who we know are not developing food for our health but to make themselves more money, are the ones blasting us with information on corn sugar then we might eventually believe that is healthy because it is so pervasive.
I also feel some concern that we would limit our food options based on these labels and our perceptions as to what healthy is based on another person's food choices. I shouldn't be vegan because another person says it is healthy. I should be vegan because it morally, physically, and emotionally aligns with my eating preferences.
And who is this "we" I am referencing? Well, mostly it is not the people I know who are generally thoughtful about the food they eat and are well informed individuals with access to information. I am mostly worried about those of us who aren't. Because I get confused sometimes trying to discern what is fact and what is advertisement. And the field of nutrition is an ever changing nebulous science.
I just think we should be cautious and take care. Of our bodies. Our health. Our life.
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