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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wiccagirl24" data-source="post: 1673777" data-attributes="member: 442638">It seems to me that we were never taught much about nutrition in school.  There was the food pyramid, which is not correct (at least not the one they used when I was in school a decade and a half ago.)  We were taught to eat fruits and veggies and "a well balanced diet" but not given much information about what that was.Now, as a result, we seem to have many problems in society with obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.  We have people not understanding basic things like where protein comes from or how much we need.  I wish we had learned more about vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbs.  I wish we'd learned about different types of diets like vegetarianism.  I wish we'd learned more about what foods had what benefits.What about you?</blockquote>