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re: We may soon see warning labels on packaged food
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:35 pm to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:35 pm to GreenRockTiger
Ah. I do a private business role correlated to the NSLP, so we intersect with the benefit offices and related topics often. I nerd out when I meet people who are knowledgeable on it, as it’s quite niche.
For anyone interested in nutrition programs in the US, John Oliver (who I’m not normally a fan of) did a fantastic half hour segment on it the other day.
For anyone interested in nutrition programs in the US, John Oliver (who I’m not normally a fan of) did a fantastic half hour segment on it the other day.
This post was edited on 9/14/24 at 5:35 pm
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Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:36 pm to theunknownknight
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There are dozens of loopholes like this one “nutrition” labels.
Yep. Did you know they’re allowed to be up to 20% off in calories and nutritional content on labels?
“Zero” calorie Pam, Buffalo sauce, etc. ain’t zero calories.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:40 pm to TejasHorn
Expanding the nanny state
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:42 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:that’s interesting.
I do a private business role correlated to the NSLP, so we intersect with the benefit offices and related topics often
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:48 pm to BuckI
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A major part of it. Genetics plays a role in food addiction the same as it does drugs and alcohol.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 6:00 pm to TejasHorn
Seed oils are way worse for you than natural animal saturated fats. Cholestoral also keeps your braijn from. Developing alzheimers.
The FDA is so fkng corrupt its insane.
The FDA is so fkng corrupt its insane.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:22 pm to BuckI
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Corn is real food. People have been growing it for centuries with no issues.
40-50 years ago, you would be correct. The grains that our grandparents and preceding generations ate are NO where near what is consumed today.
The major grain crops of today, wheat, corn soy, oats, sorghum, rice...has been so altered and genetically modified its scary. Throw in all the pesticides, herbicides, fungicides etc. its even worse than we can imagine.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:55 pm to TejasHorn
My parents and some other couples at their church have been helping a few disadvantaged people by buying their groceries at different times. Those people needed some groceries and dad was recovering from surgery so I told him to send me their list and I’d go and handle it. When I saw the list my jaw dropped.
Bread, eggs, and 1/2 gallon of milk were the only things that I would consider food. They didn’t want any meat. I snapped a photo right before I started checking out. Here’s what they got as “groceries”.
Bread, eggs, and 1/2 gallon of milk were the only things that I would consider food. They didn’t want any meat. I snapped a photo right before I started checking out. Here’s what they got as “groceries”.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 8:15 pm to TejasHorn
Do they really think some fatty is going to see that warning and then not eat a whole box of Little Debbie's or a 2 liter of Coke?
Newsflash, they already know that food is bad for them and they don't care.
Newsflash, they already know that food is bad for them and they don't care.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 8:26 pm to TejasHorn
They'll just replace sugar with high fructose corn syrup and call it sugar free, then go on tell you how seed oils are great 
.
It's all a game while the FDA scientists are paid under the table or immediately on retirement.
. It's all a game while the FDA scientists are paid under the table or immediately on retirement.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 10:18 pm to TejasHorn
Good
Posted on 9/14/24 at 10:30 pm to athenslife101
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All for it. Good idea. Should be a benefit for society
I am too, at least theoretically.
As a conservative I support the freedom to choose as long as your choice doesn't infringe upon someone else's freedom, and I also support individual responsibility for your choices.
But I ALSO support full consumer disclosure. The choice needs to be an informed choice.
The only problem with this is that you now depend upon the government to decide what is unhealthy per the labels. (You can already see some posters here—absolutely not surprisingly—touting Bro Science conclusions about saturated fat, etc.)
And the FDA may be the most corrupt agency on planet Earth. At least among 1st world nations.
So I'm not sure it will have the positive impact one would hope.
Done correctly it would fall to the manufacturers to disclose relevant health information on their product per federal mandate and the policing of it would take place in court. If a consumer could prove that the manufacturer misled consumers with their labels, they'd get a fraud settlement.
The government deciding the labels is the big flaw in the plan.
This post was edited on 9/14/24 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 9/14/24 at 10:49 pm to TejasHorn
The same people pumping out fold full of artificial ingredients are warning us about choices.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 10:50 pm to slinger1317
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It’s sad but our population is so dumb that I actually encourage this by the USDA. Obesity and complications from it are huge anchors on our economy.
Similar to warning labels on cigarettes and the payment calculator on credit card statements. Those with personal responsibility don’t need it but the ignorant among us need all the help they can get for daddy government to tell them that this is bad for you.
Fun fact. The cigarette companies bought the major food companies and put so much processed garbage in the food to make it more addictive.
These proposed warning labels don’t even scratch the surface of the true issues in the food supply. Europe has banned most of the toxic shite we have in the US. Telling.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 11:44 pm to TejasHorn
Likely won’t change anything for people’s bad choices. In Mexico the Red Bulls and Cokes had a warning label and it had me thinking… not a bad idea. We did it for cigarettes and it’s kinda working. In a free society we cannot just ban everything. Especially when the gov can tax it lol
Posted on 9/15/24 at 5:01 am to TejasHorn
Hyper palatable = the kind of goodness that makes life worth living 
Posted on 9/15/24 at 6:04 am to TejasHorn
Processed foods are the issue, don’t need to know specifics beyond that
It’s simple
It’s simple
Posted on 9/15/24 at 6:22 am to BuckI
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That is not true. Many have undiagnosed health issues and mental conditions.
That doesn’t make them buy sodas, chips, and Hot Pockets with my (and your) tax dollars.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 6:24 am to TejasHorn
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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. children are obese, nearly four times the rate in the 1970s before the proliferation of ultra-processed food
Also before children started spending 12 hours a day on screens
Posted on 9/15/24 at 7:05 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Why cant we trust natural selection to take care of business instead of building a nanny state? Let them die.
Doesn’t work in a country as prosperous as ours. I just have more and more of my money spent on breathing supplies for the ongoing smokers, diabetes supplies and motorized wheelchairs for the fatasses, food/shelter for those that refuse to works, etc
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