People need help to change the way they eat... this is what government is for in my opinion.... We should make food an issue for everyone who runs for office.
Interpretation
The government has a role in influencing public eating habits for the betterment of society.
Mark Bittman's quote emphasizes the importance of governmental involvement in promoting healthier eating habits among the populace. He argues that food should be a central topic for political candidates, highlighting its relevance to public health and the well-being of communities.
In practice
This quote can be used during a public health campaign to advocate for better nutritional policies.
Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on the throne. It was during this period that the cycle of dietary and planetary destruction began, the thing we're only realizing just now.
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I'll never stop eating animals, I'm sure, but I do think that for the benefit of everyone, the time has come to stop raising them industrially and stop eating them thoughtlessly
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.
And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, "What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink." Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.'
It is both auspicious and peaceful for people to choose vegetarinism.
We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.
It has become clear that the function of a private health insurance is to make as much money as possible. Every dollar not paid out in claims is another dollar made in profits for the company.
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