[Steve Eisenberg]

CSM had a post in another thread about a week ago that wonderfully sums up this kind of thing:

Step one: Start lawsuits against the fast food industry.

Step two: Demonize a group of people.

Step three: Get society to look down upon that group.

Step four: Add a sin tax.

Step five: Attempt to legislate personal behavior!

It has taken less than a year to get to step two. When it is their ox, they may care!

I agree with CMS except that I'm not sure they'll ever care about anything other than convincing other people they do care even when they don't have a clue what would really work here.

[Steve Eisenberg]

Ping!

[Ff--150]

Step six: Ignore the results obtained with the Atkins and South Beach diets.
Step seven: In no way, shape, or form hint that colas, even diet, are fattening and destroying people.

[jimtorr]

Ludicrous efforts. Health authority know as well as I do that the problem isn't diet, but lack of exercise.

Cutting junk food advertising will help no one, nor will adding just two "sport" days per week. No, children need at least an hour every day of vigorous excercise.

The English traditional national diet is actually fairly decent for a people who work hard. Of course, few people work hard anymore.

[ragnarocker]

Step eight: Make gym class optional.

[CSM]

Good to see this thread. My sides are aching with laughter pain as I am seeng their ox being prepped for a deep goring!

Where are the behavior police and the health nazis now! I happily look forward to soylent green being the only food I can afford! The rest of the foods we know today will be taxed out of my income bracket!

[MissAmericanPie]

So now salt is the big boggie bear.