Comments on: Parents, Schools and Doctors: Scenes From the Fight Against Junk Food for Kids http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/2009/08/05/parents-schools-and-doctors-scenes-from-the-fight-against-junk-food-for-kids/ The best medicine cannot overcome a bad diet; good nutrition trumps all. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/2009/08/05/parents-schools-and-doctors-scenes-from-the-fight-against-junk-food-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Charles Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:10:46 +0000 http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/?p=1348#comment-155 Charity -- I share your frustration. Doctors are viewed by many trusting patients as "priests" of health. They should never, ever hand out candy to impressionable children. If they eat it themselves that's their problem. But to set a terrible example is inexcusable. Alyss -- you make a wonderful point. Just like doctors passing out candy, ANY health care practitioner should be very mindful of the message they send by the foods they offer. I drive by a medical center on a regular basis and shake my head in disbelief seeing overweight doctors and nurses carrying bags of fast food back to their buildings. What kind of trust can patients put in such people? I want MY health care practitioners to be radiant examples of magnificent health. Such a standard is missing from the medical profession. Charity — I share your frustration. Doctors are viewed by many trusting patients as “priests” of health. They should never, ever hand out candy to impressionable children. If they eat it themselves that’s their problem. But to set a terrible example is inexcusable.

Alyss — you make a wonderful point. Just like doctors passing out candy, ANY health care practitioner should be very mindful of the message they send by the foods they offer. I drive by a medical center on a regular basis and shake my head in disbelief seeing overweight doctors and nurses carrying bags of fast food back to their buildings. What kind of trust can patients put in such people? I want MY health care practitioners to be radiant examples of magnificent health. Such a standard is missing from the medical profession.

]]> By: Alyss http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/2009/08/05/parents-schools-and-doctors-scenes-from-the-fight-against-junk-food-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Alyss Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:27:21 +0000 http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/?p=1348#comment-149 Great post! It kills me how prevalent junk food is in our culture. I have been working an office job for the last few years, my first ever office job, at a massage college. You would think that people who work, even peripherally, in a wellness industry would be thoughtful about their food choices. Though we do, today, have plums out to share it is just as likely for people to have chocolate or hard candy on their desk to share. I have been known to say that if the only food I had available to me what was I bought at a grocery store or farmers market I would eat 100% great every day. It's the free snickers minis and Hershey's kisses and pizza for lunch that get me every time. Thanks for the great post! Great post! It kills me how prevalent junk food is in our culture. I have been working an office job for the last few years, my first ever office job, at a massage college. You would think that people who work, even peripherally, in a wellness industry would be thoughtful about their food choices. Though we do, today, have plums out to share it is just as likely for people to have chocolate or hard candy on their desk to share. I have been known to say that if the only food I had available to me what was I bought at a grocery store or farmers market I would eat 100% great every day. It’s the free snickers minis and Hershey’s kisses and pizza for lunch that get me every time.
Thanks for the great post!

]]> By: Charity Grace http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/2009/08/05/parents-schools-and-doctors-scenes-from-the-fight-against-junk-food-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Charity Grace Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:33:35 +0000 http://www.campaignforrealhealth.com/?p=1348#comment-146 I can almost understand how a doc could justify handing out candy to children outside the office. But my absolute pet peeve is when doctors send SICK children home with suckers! Or kids who have just gotten vaccinations, designed to "trick" the immune system into thinking it's sick (the explanation of my ped). Is it just me, or do doctors everywhere give children candy? It's like an insurance policy for another visit. Infuriating! I can almost understand how a doc could justify handing out candy to children outside the office. But my absolute pet peeve is when doctors send SICK children home with suckers! Or kids who have just gotten vaccinations, designed to “trick” the immune system into thinking it’s sick (the explanation of my ped). Is it just me, or do doctors everywhere give children candy? It’s like an insurance policy for another visit. Infuriating!

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