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Posted on 05/18/2014 9:19:26 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The food industry should be regulated like the tobacco industry as obesity poses a greater global health risk than cigarettes, say international groups.
Consumers International and the World Obesity Federation are calling for the adoption of more stringent rules.
These could include pictures on food packaging of damage caused by obesity, similar to those on cigarette packets.
The new rules could include reducing the levels of salt, saturated fat and sugar in food, improving food served in hospitals and schools, imposing stricter advertising controls, and educating the public about healthy eating.
Artificial trans-fats should be removed from all food and drink products within five years, said the recommendations.
Advertising to children, during television programmes such as the X-Factor, must be restricted, said the organisations.
Governments could review food prices, introduce taxes, change licensing controls and start new research to make this happen, the report said.
Luke Upchurch at Consumers International said they were asking for the "same level of global treaty" as the tobacco industry faced.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
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The foodies were cool with the tobacco industry getting picked on. Once the carcass was left, they had to go on to something else. I guess food is the next to be “sin taxed”. Alcohol for some reason is always immune. Not sure why but that may not always be the case. I am not sure what the next “hate thing” is going to be, but it certainly could be the very thing you enjoy.
Other thing is why couldn’t all this nonsense wait until I am dead. Why make me miserable now when they can have full freedom to do whatever they want in 35 years.
Aren’t more people in the world skinny and hungry than fat?
Ah, but you see, that's quite irrelevant because facts don't matter. Just look at things like "climate change" and Obamacare and the War on Drugs — none of the facts matter in these cases, only that they can be used to excuse the accumulation of power for their god, the State.
Well, it’s okay with me if they want to regulate brussel sprouts....
Big Brother is watching (out for) you.
The family dinner will become a criminal exercise.
-PJ
Without salt, you die.
'Here's where you make a rather fundamental mistake. It's not the rational people who have to be convinced. All they need are for government thugs with guns who have no compunction whatsoever against using them, and you will get compliance.
Actually they aren't. If you don't believe me try a one month diet in which you consume none of those things. I will send flowers to your funeral.
I have, plus add no cholesterol, all for the last ten years, and have been healthier than ever, by a wide margin.
qualifier: trace amounts of sodium from vegetables, etc.
Wow.
Are you sure you're on the right site?
I'd also like to take this opportunity to say that I can't wait for the no-knock raids on drug warriors accused of harboring a box of coco-puffs. May their dogs be shot and their children terrorised in the name of their new foodie overlords.
Has it really come to this ? Guess I will have to camouflage my veggie garden with marijuana plants ?
These are just “Green” groups right? They are On the road to a Soylent Green society.
“...as [Fascist Liberal Do-Gooders] pose a greater global health risk than cigarettes...”
Fixed! :)
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