Would you support a ban on processed food

[Anonymous]

This would never happen, Trump loves a Big Mac too much to cancel it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This would never happen, Trump loves a Big Mac too much to cancel it.

What does Trump have to do with this conversation?

[Anonymous]

Look it’s pretty clear op is talking about ultra processed food, which we all know is terrible for you. Not sure why some people are being so willfully obtuse.

I would absolutely support some kind of financial incentive to buy healthy, Whole Foods, rather than the crap most people buy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look it’s pretty clear op is talking about ultra processed food, which we all know is terrible for you. Not sure why some people are being so willfully obtuse.

I would absolutely support some kind of financial incentive to buy healthy, Whole Foods, rather than the crap most people buy.

Hail Corporate!

[Anonymous]

Print cigarette style warnings on food packages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look it’s pretty clear op is talking about ultra processed food, which we all know is terrible for you. Not sure why some people are being so willfully obtuse.

I would absolutely support some kind of financial incentive to buy healthy, Whole Foods, rather than the crap most people buy.

In all honesty I am not clear what ultra processed foods are. For us dummies you have to spell it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those supporting bans on processed foods, I don't understand your reasoning.

1. Not all processed foods are the same. If you believe something should be banned you have to clearly define what it is that everyone knows exactly what you are referring to.

2. Then if you're going to ban something you have to make a valid case for why it should be banned, and provide supporting evidence that such foods are harmful.

3. You have to take into account the unintended consequences of such bans. By doing so you open the possibility of black markets, and organized crime such that we see with prohibition and the war on drugs.

4. Also lets not forget that by taking away things people enjoy responsibly is kind of F'd up. Alls I'm saying.

We will get to the point where you can't buy a Twinkie, but you could buy a pack of cigarettes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not incentivize healthy eating instead? Lower the cost of health insurance for those who eat healthier and exercise regularly. Provide better education. I also like subsidies, but if we're going to have them, subsidize produce so that everyone can afford it. Have you seen these prices lately?

Education for who? Because children are already studying more important social issues and receiving healthy school lunches, like pizza. It's a vegetable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define “processed food”.

This. Pasta? Bread? Cakes? Corn flakes? Canned pasta? Chips? Snacks? Goldfish / graham crackers / marshmallows?

Which of these do you think should be subject to additional taxes?

All these are processed. I wouldn’t support selective taxing of food.

Everything on that list but the pasta should be taxed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes 100 percent. The food in the US is crap. Everyone is getting sick!

This is panicky misinformation brought to you by grifters and charlatans.

Chronic diseases and cancer are highly correlated to levels of exercise/being sedentary, obesity, sugar intake.

It’s not correlated at all to artificial colors or whatever else you think makes US food different from “Europe”.

As for processed foods, Europe and Asia have tons of processed foods. Have any of you ever visited a foreign grocery store?

Americans are fat and are addicted to their cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those supporting bans on processed foods, I don't understand your reasoning.

1. Not all processed foods are the same. If you believe something should be banned you have to clearly define what it is that everyone knows exactly what you are referring to.

2. Then if you're going to ban something you have to make a valid case for why it should be banned, and provide supporting evidence that such foods are harmful.

3. You have to take into account the unintended consequences of such bans. By doing so you open the possibility of black markets, and organized crime such that we see with prohibition and the war on drugs.

4. Also lets not forget that by taking away things people enjoy responsibly is kind of F'd up. Alls I'm saying.

We will get to the point where you can't buy a Twinkie, but you could buy a pack of cigarettes.

Our country is becoming more like a prison so I guess that makes sense

[Anonymous]

I hope things like Oreos, Coke, Sprite, Doritos, Cheerios, and "instant" mashed potatoes are banned. No nutritional value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those supporting bans on processed foods, I don't understand your reasoning.

1. Not all processed foods are the same. If you believe something should be banned you have to clearly define what it is that everyone knows exactly what you are referring to.

2. Then if you're going to ban something you have to make a valid case for why it should be banned, and provide supporting evidence that such foods are harmful.

3. You have to take into account the unintended consequences of such bans. By doing so you open the possibility of black markets, and organized crime such that we see with prohibition and the war on drugs.

4. Also lets not forget that by taking away things people enjoy responsibly is kind of F'd up. Alls I'm saying.

We will get to the point where you can't buy a Twinkie, but you could buy a pack of cigarettes.

Don’t forget marijuana!

[Anonymous]

Ban? No. But I wouldn't mind taxing the hell out of foods with excessive amounts of sodium, high fructose corn syrup, etc, and redirecting subsidies to fresh vegetable production.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Healthy food already is relatively more affordable than processed food.

No, it actually isn't in many places, and particularly not in food deserts.