Re:Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco
by ams6110 on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @11:54PM
(#3298417)
I'm with you on (1) and (2). Problem I have with (3) and (4) is that nutritional "science" has been wrong so many times in the past, e.g. a study finds that something (say, french fries cooked in lard) is bad for you, so an entire industry changes to use what they think is better (vegetable oil) and then we discover that not only is the new thing worse (trans fats) but the original thing wasn't that bad in the first place.
Re:Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco
by yummyfajitas on Thursday December 01, 2011 @08:48AM
(#3299685)
Regarding (3) and (4), do you believe it likely that nutritional science is wrong in their broad strokes, e.g. that a diet comprised of cheetos and bacon is good for you, while a diet comprised of green vegetables, rice and legumes is bad for you?
Nutritional science occasionally gets small details wrong, lard fries vs trans fat fries. They are spot on for most things, e.g. spinach vs fries.
1. Eliminate all farming subsidies, starting with those for corn and other unhealthy foods.
2. Eliminate special interest group influence on politics, such as the frozen food industry getting congress to declare pizza a vegetable.
3. Provide proper health science education in schools, starting at a young age. Teach kids what food is, how it works, the side effects of poor eating habits, etc. Teach them about nutrients, exercise, etc. Do it in a scientific manor without demonization / judgement, unlike most (stupid) anti-drug programs.
4. Remove all unhealthy foods from food assistance programs.
Most methods of helpful government "intervention" are eliminating government intervention.