According to some sources, at least 1 in 8 of the world population is classified as ‘obese’. Since nobody in any government seems to have thought up a working solution, what do you believe can be done to solve the epidemic?
According to some sources, at least 1 in 8 of the world population is classified as ‘obese’. Since nobody in any government seems to have thought up a working solution, what do you believe can be done to solve the epidemic?
I’ve been proposing that we tax HFCS out of existence for years now. Tax the hell out of all calorie dense sweeteners. When Dr Pepper Zero costs half as much as the sugary stuff, you’ll see a lot more people making the switch
The opposite is happening though. HFCS only exists because of subsidies for corn, it wouldn’t be cheaper than beet sugar otherwise, especially if farmers had to pay a fair price for the water they use.
Since the advent of synthetic sweetners, obesity, diabetes and colon cancer rates have skyrocketed.
You know what else has skyrocketed since the advent of artificial sweeteners?
tell us, because that graph doesn’t.
HFCS consumption was basically nonexistent until the 70s, which the graph literally tells you