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Just like the Hackernews prescription for individual health issues is fasting, the Hackernews prescription for large-scale public health issues is government re
by bitwize 4y ago
Just like the Hackernews prescription for individual health issues is fasting, the Hackernews prescription for large-scale public health issues is government regulation.
Apply liberally. Start implementing Pigovian taxes on sugary foods. Monitor and punish companies that use added sugar in foods that don't need it. Shut down the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo.
- cat_plus_plus 4y agoWe could also have private school and private communities that advertise ease of healthy living. But so long as a school run by government, they might as well teach useful things like taking good care of one's health, including school lunch that is a realistic, non-bland example of what one can enjoy eating and at the same time don't become a balloon. Or if we can have vouchers and parents can choose schools that do that, that's great.