‘Junk food is the new tobacco’: experts call for restrictions to tackle obesity

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Is having the government regulate everything really a solution to any problem?

[–]GConly 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My nan was obese in the forties, and that was a junk food free era.

Most people who are obese under produce satiety hormone if they have high insulin levels. Look up PYY.

If you want to lose weight your first call should be dumping the high GI carbs.

[–]TruthTeller 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There's nothing old about tobacco, it's around and heavily used.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Many fast foods are healthier than store bought products and are made with fresh fruits and vegetables. These fast foods are falling under a general label of junk foods. The graphic helps to miss lead this narrative. A title of 'health expert' means nothing. This narrative can be used to close down small business and franchises under the guess of safe guarding the general public.

And the structure of that article is utter crap.

[–]Trajan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Or maybe incentivise healthier living by reducing National Insurance payments for people who aren’t fat?