I do agree to the massive amounts of misinformation out there. Yes,educated people can do their own research. But most people trust TV experts and don't know where to turn for real advice. My mother isn't fat, but she will still check the fat content of an item without considering the calories, sugar content, or comparing serving size. I never knew shit about calories beyond the basics until I picked up weightlifting and some bros pointed me in the right direction. Even past reliable institutions have gone fucky. My grandmother used Weight Watchers back in the 80s to lose weight she put on when she retired and started baking all the time. Looking at the old materials, it was calorie counting. Basically they rounded up or down to the nearest hundred in most cases and taught them how to measure and record food. Today this is all out the window as "too hard" and now they're focusing on feelz, not realz so people keep paying their membership dues when they're obviously failing.