> While obese people are just... obese, not crazy nor dangerous.
If you could wave a magic wand, wouldn't most obese people prefer a healthy weight? In aggregate, we can add up individual decisions and call the average "human nature." The actions of society have forced individuals to live with bodies that don't function as well as they could, so it makes sense for us to do something about the problem.
How well do we understand the causes of the obesity epidemic? Is sugar responsible for, say, 10% or 90% of the total? If we wish to progress toward a low-sugar future, then it would be good to have an estimate of how much good it would do.
Re:Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?
by amanaplanacanal on Sunday June 09, 2019 @08:06PM
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If alcohol and heroin were as cheap as sugar you might be able to reasonably compare them, but they aren't.
Re:Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?
by purplerabbit on Sunday June 09, 2019 @03:53PM
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Sugar is not the only cause of obesity just as smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer...
Not to mention sugar is not the only cause of obesity anyway. Sedentary lifestyle, hormones, gut bacteria, and the portion sizes in the US are all likely causes.