&gt;<i>someone should be able to carefully select healthy foods, the evident reality is that people aren&#x27;t able to do so</i><p>You are conflating people&#x27;s <i>ability</i> to select healthy foods with their <i>desire</i> to do so. There is no lack of information regarding eating healthy, at least here in the U.S.<p>It&#x27;s just that people frequently eat what they like and, then, too much of it.