plime.com
+ reply
The Scientific Case for Regulating Junk Food Like a Drug
The Scientific Case for Regulating Junk Food Like a Drug
Another argument has joined the mix as well: Junk food, like cigarettes, is addictive and should be similarly regulated. Initially, this was just a metaphor. Now it's becoming more than that. Scientists are trying to show that food literally addicts you like drugs. picked by JDRucker 5 days ago
tags junk obese addiction fat drugs
31
 quote edit #1 
  comments (4)  share edit history (0)
< 1 >
20
 chinook
5 days ago
I'm not really surprised. Some people really, really, really like fast food. I personally view it as a necessary evil, because fast fries are good if I'm hungover and need a little Vitamin G (G for Grease) or if I'm road tripping and need a quick bite and I was too disorganized to remember to pack a lunch.

I also think junky foods should be regulated or taxed more, just like alcohol and cigarettes.
16
quote #2
8
 JoshSF49
5 days ago
Or we could, ya know, not regulate either and let people make their own decisions on how healthy they want to be.
48
quote #3
24
 gammerus
5 days ago
Indeed, you cannot force people to take care of themselves. If someone wants to eat junkfood, they will just end up making it themselves, you cannot change people through regulations.


On another note..
People have the right to be retarded, you cannot take that away.
0
quote #4
22
 browntrout
4 days ago
« gammerus:Indeed, you cannot force people to take care of themselves. If someone wants to eat junkfood, they will just end up making it themselves, you cannot change people through regulations.


On another note..
People have the right to be retarded, you cannot take that away.
Can we tax retardation then?

(not the real kind of course)
0
quote #5
Plime is a pliable tree of interesting links, cultivated and pruned by everyone. Be sure to read the FAQs, they can be found below among the links to the other categories.

+ add a comment
< 1 >

copyright Worth1000, LLC