There is clearly an obesity problem in the United States. As a country, we are poisoning ourselves on a daily basis. We have no idea of how to feed ourselves in a way that optimizes our physical potential. Advertising and corporations make seemingly simple food choices unbelievably complicated when examined closely. I believe that this situation needs to be addressed.
While I am still in the early stages of this romantic relationship, I love food. I take great pleasure in preparing meals both for myself and for others. I feel as though I enter some sort of time warp in super markets because hours pass quickly before I tire from reading labels, health claims, and examining unfamiliar products. I read about food, nutrition, and health constantly. This just may be my passion and this just may be the way in which I can contribute to this world. Unfortunately... at the age of 23, passion just leads one to even more questions.
What is the best way to address the eating disorder that America is suffering from? What is the best way for me to share my love and passion of food with others who could benefit from my perspective? Option A: Find a job with WIC or some similar organization that offers advice and counsels the populations who are most in need. Work in the trenches and know that I will influence lives on a daily basis. Option B: Pursue higher education by becoming a Nutritionist or getting a PhD in Applied Economics or something very similar. Talk, think, teach and write about these issues for the rest of my life and hope that my words don't fall on deaf ears.
Both options have benefits, both have drawbacks. What do you think, the trenches of the ivory tower?
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