Rachel Griffith - Should The Government Control What We Eat?

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Should the government control what we eat?

Government around the world are getting more and more involved with telling consumers what they can and can’t eat as they grappling with rising rates of obesity. Some people believe that the government should mind its own business and let consumers decide for themselves what they eat. Others argues that consumers need protection from themselves and from outside temptation.

In the UK children living in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to be obese compared to those in the least deprived areas. This differences can have long term consequences for health as well as social and economic outcomes. Policies such as taxes on junk foods, restrictions to the availability and advertising of foods, nutritional labeling and regulation to encourage firms to reformulate products aims to encourage a healthier diet, but these policies have sometimes proved controversial. In this lecture Rachel will discuss what different types of policies aimed at reducing obesity might achieve in terms of reduce long-run inequalities in health, social and economic outcomes.
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No and they need to watch what they put in are food and they need to make fruits and vegetables more affordable and available especially when out of season in certain regions the only thing they might do is make insurance extremely high for someone who is not healthy or overweight. FYI elementary kids do not need 3 snack times a day in school. They are not healthy snacks example cheeseits and marshmallows.

tiffanyisaacson
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No way. Will any one tell me what to eat

sydneyhammock
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doesn't it rather suggest that parents are less likely to purchase junk food for their kids if the cost exceeds some psychological barrier point? a chocolate bar at $0.99 might seem like it's pocket change, and it's worth it to shut the kid up; but at $1.15, it's no longer affordable.

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i could type a long response and a short response to this, and i'm going to pick the short response.

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try making it easier to eat well first

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