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If you need the government to tell you what to eat, I think were at a point where we let evolution fix this one for us... as for that is signs of a failed socie
by ProAm 4y ago
If you need the government to tell you what to eat, I think were at a point where we let evolution fix this one for us... as for that is signs of a failed society.
- taskforcegemini 4y agowithout "the government" we wouldn't know what is actually in the food and couldn't make an informed decision
- slowmovintarget 4y agoDo: Have the government require transparency and safety of producers of goods (especially food). Do not: Dictate or attempt to control what food consumers choose. Exceptions: Tobacco, carcinogens, hallucinogens, narcotic substances, poisons... See "safety"
- munk-a 4y agoWhy is sugar not on your list of exceptions when excessive quantities of it are much more impactful on your health than everything on that list outside of out-right-poisons? Obesity is killing a lot of folks before they grow old enough to develop Cancers.
- yetihehe 4y agoI could classify food as narcotic substance. It's addictive for me, I've felt withdrawal symptoms very clearly and I really felt like a junkie on hunger when I dropped too much weight too fast. There is BIG a difference between "stomach empty" hunger and "PANIC_MODE: your cells require energy NOW" hunger.
- towzzer 4y agoSomeone has already pointed out sugar and how it's not on your exceptions list. Let's do this another way though. What are the criteria for being added to your exceptions?
- ProAm 4y agoPlease explain the food pyramid?
- adrianN 4y agoHow about we let the government decide what is legal to advertise for? That worked okay for tobacco.
- ProAm 4y agoAlso worked for the food pyramid...
- munk-a 4y agoYou're saying something I don't think you intend - on a societal level America is being burdened with healthcare costs that are spiraling out of control... the failed society is the one that has failed to reasonably regulate food and is now burdened with extreme obesity epidemics and nutritional deficiencies. It's easy to say "Just eat better" when you're wealthy but the working poor in America don't have any great options outside of switching to base staple foods like rice and beans... and that's difficult to do when good seeming fast foods are offered in abundance. On a societal level "evolution" seems to be pretty clearly indicating that America was wrong on this one.
- themitigating 4y agoEvolution only works this way if the person dies before having children