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[–] UnionJacqueline ago 

I got an A in physics. Does that count?

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[–] ilieksnow ago 

Nope, figured it out on my own and forget how. I remember being horrified at what I ate though. Used to fry bread in oil as a snack. Lots of bread in oil. That's healthy right?

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[–] yoloscenic ago 

Does college gym class count?

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[–] fphfan ago 

Yes. In Biology, they taught it simply (i.e. an animal needs to consume calories in order to function. No hard math behind it since we haven't learned thermodynamics yet). In Chemistry, they went a little more into it teaching the basic thermo (1kcal heats up 1kg of water 1deg C). In AP physics, they taught us basic thermodynamics so it seemed pretty obvious. In college, it was a mixed bag. Since science wasn't a requirement for some majors, you had some kids who knew thermodynamics and some kids who looked at me like I was speaking another language.

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[–] hypercat 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yes. Freshman biology we learned about the amount of calories in a peanut by burning it and seeing how much it could heat a unit of water. Then the teacher explained that if we ate just peanuts we could eat half a jar and reach our caloric limit of 2000 calories to run an average human body, demonstrated with a peanut jar and the calories on the back of the jar. We did it with various foods and he had a chart of calories that we obviously couldn't burn like leafy greens and soda. he also explain diet vs regular soda. He was pretty cool. Also he gave zero shits because he was retiring that year.

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[–] Chrysiridia 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Same. My first year of college, living on my own, I distinctly remember feeling very anxious about what I was eating -- no one had ever taught me about nutrition, and though I was obviously eating "enough" I was clueless about calories and macros, and I didn't know how to ensure I was getting the right nutrients in the right quantities. Then I figured it out.

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[–] RoundTwoElectric 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Yeah, in biology and PE. Pretty basic shit nowadays. The U.K. Government is aware of the "obesity crisis" as they put it and healthy eating is legally required to be taught in schools over here now. Probs because, due to the NHS, the taxpayer is paying a ridiculous amount to try and keep them alive. Like for the last economic year we spent £5.1 billion on obesity related treatments.

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[–] FutureFitCadaver 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It wasn't part of the curriculum, but I did take an elective called Food & Nutrition in high school. We didn't cover CICO once, all we did was bake sweets. However, our teacher did make us take our measurements in class and i'll never forget how much the hams sulked.

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