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We need to outlaw sugar and restrict simple carbs in made to order foods.

umvi 5y ago
Outlaw sugar? What about those of us that can use sugar on moderation? Sugar passports might be better - you have to get a physical from a doctor and if your BMI and biometrics are ok you can get a sugar passport allowing you to order soft drinks and purchase candy.
- kleiba 5y ago
  Haha, right. Good luck trying to propose that. But I agree with you on your first point: there's nothing wrong with sugar in moderation. But it seems that it's just too hard to keep it in moderation for a lot of people. And that's understandable: high calorie, highly palatable foods are often packed with sugar and fat (hence "highly palatable") but don't contain enough fiber to fill you up and -more importantly- keep you full for a long time. So you're gonna be hungry again soon, despite having just consumed a shit load of calories. It's too easy to consume more calories than you actually burn, especially since we hardly move anymore compared to previous generations. Our life style is sitting down.
dbsmith83 5y ago
Outlaw sugar? You must be joking. No thanks, I don't want to live in your nanny state.
s3r3nity 5y ago
I hear Prohibition was such a great deterrent to alcoholism and related debauchery. Seems like something we should try again. (/sarcasm)
avelis 5y ago
Processed sugar definitely. At least cap & trade sugar if possible.
jmclnx 5y ago
I would not saw 'outlaw', but a lot of food has sugar added to it, especially bread type items. I even heard meat products have added sugar. I would say if a food item that people would think should not have added sugar, a very large label would be required on the package that states "SUGAR/CORN SYRUP ADDED". I heard corn syrup is even worse and that is used instead of Sugar in a lot of places.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  > I would say if a food item that people would think should not have added sugar, a very large label would be required on the package that states "SUGAR/CORN SYRUP ADDED". I see a strong parallel between this idea and the now-ubiquitous GDPR consent banners.
hncurious 5y ago
Just tax it like we do cigarettes.

umvi 5y ago

Outlaw sugar? What about those of us that can use sugar on moderation? Sugar passports might be better - you have to get a physical from a doctor and if your BMI and biometrics are ok you can get a sugar passport allowing you to order soft drinks and purchase candy.

kleiba 5y ago
Haha, right. Good luck trying to propose that. But I agree with you on your first point: there's nothing wrong with sugar in moderation. But it seems that it's just too hard to keep it in moderation for a lot of people. And that's understandable: high calorie, highly palatable foods are often packed with sugar and fat (hence "highly palatable") but don't contain enough fiber to fill you up and -more importantly- keep you full for a long time. So you're gonna be hungry again soon, despite having just consumed a shit load of calories. It's too easy to consume more calories than you actually burn, especially since we hardly move anymore compared to previous generations. Our life style is sitting down.

dbsmith83 5y ago

Outlaw sugar? You must be joking. No thanks, I don't want to live in your nanny state.

s3r3nity 5y ago

I hear Prohibition was such a great deterrent to alcoholism and related debauchery. Seems like something we should try again. (/sarcasm)

avelis 5y ago

Processed sugar definitely. At least cap & trade sugar if possible.

jmclnx 5y ago

I would not saw 'outlaw', but a lot of food has sugar added to it, especially bread type items. I even heard meat products have added sugar. I would say if a food item that people would think should not have added sugar, a very large label would be required on the package that states "SUGAR/CORN SYRUP ADDED". I heard corn syrup is even worse and that is used instead of Sugar in a lot of places.

josephcsible 5y ago
> I would say if a food item that people would think should not have added sugar, a very large label would be required on the package that states "SUGAR/CORN SYRUP ADDED". I see a strong parallel between this idea and the now-ubiquitous GDPR consent banners.

hncurious 5y ago

Just tax it like we do cigarettes.