Sugary Drink Consumption Plunges in Chile After New Food Law

NYTimes ^ | 02/13/2020 | Andrew Jacobs

[devane617]

Four years after Chile embraced the world’s most sweeping measures to combat mounting obesity, a partial verdict on their effectiveness is in: Chileans are drinking a lot fewer sugar-laden beverages, according to study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine.

[devane617]

Not sure about this.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Did obesity “plunge” too?

I bet not.

[BobL]

“Not sure about this.”

Me too. Even discounting the big-government/Bloomberg aspect, it can’t work alone. It will take outlawing ALL carbohydrates (which include sugar) to make a dent in obesity, and the Left simply won’t permit it - so not going to happen, and this is just symbolic.

[Bommer]

Is Bloomberg trying to rustle up votes down there? Ban that 32 oz drank!

[cloudmountain]

There ARE obese vegetarians.

Obesity comes from:

1. Eat too much.
2. Hardly moving except to go to the bathroom and kitchen. We were meant to WORK and MOVE.

[BigEdLB]

Bloomberg is advising the Chilean government

[irishjuggler]

Hands off my Big Gulp, Bloomie!
(Actually more of a Slurpee fan myself, but it’s the principle).

[irishjuggler]

One time Jay Leno had some heavyset black guy on as guest. Guy was lamenting his struggles to lose weight. Leno said, “But you’re a vegetarian.” Dude responded, “Ain’t no meat in doughnuts, Jay.”

[SpaceBar]

I read the article. It's full of flowery feel-good measures until you get to this...

The regulations followed a 2014 measure that raised the tax on sugary beverages to 18 percent from 13 percent.

So in the end it's just more social engineering through taxation. And evidently the NYTimes is good with it also.

[Moonman62]

At least these aren’t bans, but mandatory warning labels. The consumer still gets to make the choice.

The article did mention that the affect on obesity is unknown, so I think that means it’s having no effect.

[grey_whiskers]

Let's elect Mini-Mike to Governor of Chile!

...or whatever their Big Cheese is called...

[reg45]

Call him “half taco”

[reg45]

Call him “half taco”

[aquila48]

“our years after Chile embraced the world’s most sweeping measures to combat mounting obesity, a partial verdict on their effectiveness is in: Chileans are drinking a lot fewer sugar-laden beverages...”

But are they less obese?

[ican'tbelieveit]

Obesity can also come from consuming the incorrect food types, regardless of 1 or 2.

[butlerweave]

Obesity caused by Government ,has everyone in a PANIC

[Tax-chick]

How can this be? I thought only American women, particularly black women, were obese, while everyone else in the world is slim and muscular with disproportionally large breasts.

If you can’t believe what you read on FR, is there any Truth at all left?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Viva Senor Bloomberg!
Viva!
Viva!

[Buckeye McFrog]

I thought Chileans consisted solely on a diet of red wine and sea bass.

That’s what Food Network has been telling me anyhow.

[cloudmountain]

One time Jay Leno had some heavyset black guy on as guest. Guy was lamenting his struggles to lose weight. Leno said, “But you’re a vegetarian.” Dude responded, “Ain’t no meat in doughnuts, Jay.”

OUTSTANDING example!