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The government has asked people to eat healthier and to exercise for years. What do you propose they do in addition that you think will have a large enough effe
by lern_too_spel 5y ago
The government has asked people to eat healthier and to exercise for years. What do you propose they do in addition that you think will have a large enough effect on obesity to affect COVID outcomes but be less divisive than current policies around getting vaccinated? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if merely increasing public health messaging about obesity would cause many people to eat fried butter sticks out of spite.
- rurban 5y agoAsking people is not enough. They need to forbid sugared food and drinks in schools for a start. Treat sugar addiction as an illness.
- lern_too_spel 5y agoSchool lunch is divisive: https://thefern.org/ag_insider/as-schools-reopen-the-fight-over-nutrition-standards-resumes-with-salt-and-sugar-still-in-the-crosshairs/ https://thefern.org/ag_insider/as-schools-reopen-the-fight-o... Schoolchildren are also not the people filling hospital beds, so that policy will not be able to match the effectiveness of other policies. As a reminder, the claim was that reducing the prevalence of underlying conditions like obesity and diabetes could be more effective and less divisive than current policies. I'm looking for specific policy proposals to validate that claim.