Nutrition Quotes

Young people should understand that there are no short cuts to a stronger body and that the best way to get faster and stronger is through good diet, nutrition and exercise. - Tommy Thompson

You have to get the word out, whether through cooperative extension or (the USDA program) Team Nutrition in the schools. Teachers and parents should know that these materials are there and can be incorporated into activities for the classroom or home. - Elaine Turner

You get more bang for your buck without the food. The food brings in votes for politicians. We have very little evidence it improves nutrition. - Meera Shekar

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition. - Gro Harlem Brundtland

You can tell there's a lot of malnutrition issues there. One of the children, which some of our adults held, was a case of severe malnutrition. - Jeff Neary

Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation. - Alcee Hastings

Yes, a general principle that comes out of research behind Good to Eat is that there are no world religions that have acted to decrease the potential for the nutritional well-being of their followers. - Marvin Harris

Women worry earlier, so they are more knowledgeable about good nutrition at an earlier age. - Joy Bauer

With wintry conditions arriving in the higher elevations, children are facing a potentially deadly combination of cold, malnutrition, and disease... Most housing has been destroyed in the hardest-hit areas, so the survival of thousands of young children is now at stake. Shelter, nutrition, and health care for children must be a priority. - Ann Veneman