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Naked Chef on Obesity: No One Knows How to Cook

Jamie Oliver, grilled on epidemic, rips lack of cooking skills

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(Newser) – Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, widely known as the "Naked Chef" after his hit TV series, blames the obesity crisis on schools for failing to teach students how to cook. Oliver told a British government panel exploring the growing crisis that the inability to cook has driven families to turn to fast food as a primary source of nutrition, reports the Guardian.

Oliver rejected the notion that poor diet is an economic issue. "There are plenty of city boys who earn—used to earn—a lot of money who can't nourish their kids," he said. "It is categorically not about money or time. It's about knowledge."

A school child has lunch as his classmates wait in line part of a lunch program a California public school.
A school child has lunch as his classmates wait in line part of a lunch program a California public school.   (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver blames the obesity crisis on a the failure of schools to teach a generation how to cook.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver blames the obesity crisis on a the failure of schools to teach a generation how to cook.   (Getty Images)
'Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver slices fish during an appearance on the 'Today Show.' He has told a British inquiry that the obesity crisis is compounded by most people's inability to cook.
'Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver slices fish during an appearance on the 'Today Show.' He has told a British inquiry that the obesity crisis is compounded by most people's inability to cook.   (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
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VenomousKate
Nov 6, 08 4:30 PM CST
Interesting, since the Naked Chef himself has porked up since marriage and fatherhood. Translation: it IS about time! Reply
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