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Sugar is another source of death that no government ever regulates.
by StreamBright 5y ago
Sugar is another source of death that no government ever regulates.
- sschueller 5y agoThat's not true. The Swiss government sat down with its largest food producers and signed an agreement to reduce the amount of sugar used in products. https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/de/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/produktzusammensetzung/zuckerreduktion.html https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/de/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaeh...
- StreamBright 5y agoI see, this is really a big impact on the subject. While in the EU: https://corporateeurope.org/en/pressreleases/2016/07/food-lobby-rigs-eu-sugar-laws-while-obesity-and-diabetes-spiral-out-control https://corporateeurope.org/en/pressreleases/2016/07/food-lo...
- detaro 5y agoSpecial taxes on sugary drinks etc are not exactly unheard of. But people love their sweet stuff, so it's not exactly popular.
- anonporridge 5y agoThis is patently false. Seattle passed a sugar tax several years ago and has already measured a significant decline in sugary drink consumption in lower income demographics, https://sph.washington.edu/news-events/news/lower-income-seattle-residents-consuming-fewer-sugary-drinks https://sph.washington.edu/news-events/news/lower-income-sea... Incidentally, the people who fight these kinds of regulations tend to be the same conservatives who also whine about how the CDC is telling people to mask up, socially distance, and get vaccinated rather than exercise more and eat healthier.