On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:22:13 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:



>
>Educate? How much education do people need? I admit that it is a long
>time since I was in elementary school, but I remember being told about
>eating a balanced diet, about avoiding excessive amounts of sugar and
>fat, and to be sure to eat fruits and vegetables. I see magazine and
>newspaper articles about nutrition all the time. There are programs on
>television about it. Yet, kids these days are fatter than ever.
>

In some cases, at mealtime mom opens a 2 liter bottle of soda for the
family to drink. You can teach, but some people don't want to learn.