[Tammy8]

the government run school system should be teaching kids about nutrition, including how to read a food label, the importance of serving size, and the health implications of obesity.

Have you seen the typical school breakfast or lunch? Loaded with starch/carbs/fats. Hot dogs, chicken nuggets, pizza, fries, mac & cheese...

I don't think the government should be involved at all, every problem they try to fix ends up worse.

[Labyrinthos]

I agree that government has a long history of making problems worse, but who can we turn to to teach our children about nutrition, healthy food choices, and healthy cooking? Most fat kid that I see are attached to fat parents. We can't expect the parents to educate their kids when they themselves can't understand a food label and their idea of home cooking is fast food take-out.