Comments on: Re-engineering the Food System for Better Health

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:54:29 +0000

Any effort to produce manufactured food on a massive scale is always going to run the risk of having to resort to a lowest common quality denominator. Quality is a moving feast, and dependent upon both the level of expectation and the value being placed on it. Consumers make choices with their food spend, and as we begin to buy more of the ‘better’ stuff, it’ll start to appear on more shelves. Just my little tuppence!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:17:41 +0000

I think a large part of the problem is education. Literally everyone I know eats more junk than health food. They even know they are but still don’t eat healthy food. People need to take more responsibility for their actions as well. Another problem is the economy. Healthier foods are double and even triple the price and a lot of people are out of work. They need cost efficient alternatives to the junk foods

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:27:05 +0000

Although it’s true that only 1 to 2 percent of all food consumed in the United States today is locally produced. We should also pay attention to the junk foods. People in around the world, especially children already get used to eat them. It looks like that people who don’t eat them seem to be unnatural/weird. We have to admit it that it’s hard to avoid them.

Everything(diseases and health) starts from what we eat. I’m agree that organic food is necessary.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:49:01 +0000

I agree with you. It seems that kids are getting bigger faster and probaly for those same reasons. I was also curios if you had done any studies into this……kids now days seems look older at a younger age than in the previous decades. I was wondering if the items they put into the food would have anything to contribute to this finding? Also what would that do for them at an elder age say 60 to 70 years old?

By: Bermet

Bermet — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:09 +0000

Hi!
Food is very important thing of every people.
I want to recommend you a documentary movie “Food Inc.”
There are a lot of information about what we eating.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:27:09 +0000

The regional food consumption idea is a good one, but it is just a start. The bigger problem is lack of education regarding the matter. People perceive obesity as just a physical appearance problem. As there becomes more obese kids around, it becomes more accepted to look that way. Few people are stopping to think of the health consequences. Kids and parents need to be taught the importance of eating healthy. Then both sides can make healthier decisions regarding what they eat. Of course schools should be doing their part by offering healthy food options whenever possible.