The document argues that food literacy should be the foundation for food and nutrition courses. It discusses how nutrition advice is confusing due to contradictory studies. It also notes the health crisis caused by rising obesity rates and how we live in an "obesogenic" environment due to the food industry spending billions on advertising. The document advocates for food literacy to address issues like nutritional illiteracy, loss of food preparation skills, and food insecurity. It defines food literacy as the study of food systems and their interactions with biological, social, and environmental factors.