DIET: A means to an end

The object of all teachers of nutrition is to help students to bridge the gap which produces the dichotomy between what they should eat and what they do eat. Nutrition can be an unrealistic subject to learn. Evidence of the result of bad eating habits is slow to show and therefore remote and the subversive influences of temptation, laziness, boredom, poverty and the like, are on the other hand totally realistic. If students can become conscious of the fact that what they put into their mouths is their responsibility and if possible gain an interest in the interaction between different nutrients and the effect upon the body, then reason might win over instinct in helping them towards better eating habits.