U of T on the high seas

In our final Strategy lecture this morning, Anita said she'd heard a news report on the CBC this morning that 1 in 7 university of Toronto students have mild signs of scurvy. For those of you that are unfamiliar with scurvy, it's a disease that used to affect sailors on long voyages because they didn't get any fruits or veggies.

This is actually not that surprising. Let's take a look at the food pyramid for illustration:

This is the typical food pyramid. A good mix of healthy grains, fruits, veggies, proteins and milk.Now let's take a look at the MBA food pyramid.

Hmmm... Yup, a solid foundation of coffee and 'lunch provided'. Followed by study snacks and topped off with Tipsy Tuesday, Thirsty Thursday and Post Exam Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday. Nary a veggies to be seen.

Is scurvy really a surprise?