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[–] necron30 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I learned it from nutrition facts on cereal boxes and asking why the total calorie recommendation was different for men and women. My dad knew and taught me. He's a chemistry guy.

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[–] shitempress 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I did, but it was only because my science teacher decided to talk to us about it. It wasn't part of the curriculum, and it wasn't a lesson or anything, it just came up.

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[–] marymarynotcontrary 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

NO. I got nonsense.

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

The complicated food-pyramid stuff was a turnoff to me. It made health seem complicated and goody-two-shoes. /r/fatlogic and FPH changed my worldview.

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[–] Shitlord_and_Savior 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Don't forget to eat 42 servings of bread and cereal each day!

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

I had a serious eating disorder in high school. It pisses me off when people try to shield themselves or their kids from calorie info because "EATING DISORDURZ" when 2/3 of people in the US are fat and only 4% have an ED. Knowledge doesn't give you an eating disorder; circumstances/predisposition/Satan do. I was not educated on CICO but still figured out how to starve myself just fine. Ridiculous.

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

No. We were taught very little about nutrition, or at least, I don't remember it (it was the 80's & 90's). I remember being taught the "food pyramid" and how certain foods were "better" for you than others, but never any mention of CICO. I do know that I realized at a pretty early age that there was a link to how much I ate and my weight...growing up with parents that were constantly on one fad diet or another made things challenging. Perhaps someone should have taught THEM CICO...

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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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