> I did not say that someone should assume authority and dictate what people need or want. The very idea that there is any sort of universal standard for what

> I did not say that someone should assume authority and dictate what people need or want. The very idea that there is any sort of universal standard for what people "need" or what is "good for them" implies such an entity. Here's a novel thought: how about treating people as adults with their own intensional stances and allowing them to decide for themselves what they "need" or what is "good for them"? You're not their parent. "Nutrition science" isn't their parent, either.