3w ago

Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time

www.theguardian.com

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For first time?
- Yeah, globally. This article isn't about Mexico
Profit motive. We engineer food explicitly to increase consumption and suppress or avoid satiation to that end. Obviously this would be the result.
Put health warnings on Ultra Processed Foods (UPF), add a tax and subsidise fruit, veg and non-UPF foods.
Should treat these foods like we do with cigarettes and sugar.
- Kids appetites can be different to adults so I'm not sure that's fair, I'm fine with my kids eating little and often between meals, as long as it's not crap. Just have an abundance of fruit in the house and also eat those yourself so you're setting an example. Be prepared when you go out so you bring healthy snacks with you rather than having to buy UPF laden crap.
  The problem is that UPF are cheap and last a long time compared to non-UPF foods. For people on a budget it's almost impossible to avoid, it's everywhere. Non UPF alternatives are usually much more expensive.
  
  Why are you calling out chicken nuggets?! Chicken nuggets are gods gift to those of us too tired to cook after work some nights. And they’re just mainly chicken and water and breading. Soda is straight poison, I will agree with you wholeheartedly there.
This is kind of surprising given all the programs to feed children that have lost funding in the last 6 months or so.
- A lot of other countries stepped up to replace American funding. You're also still seeing countries growing economically on the lower end of the GDP per capita scale.

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