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In reply to the discussion: Should the government have any role in fighting obesity or improving the health of its citizens? [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)of poverty.
Micro-management of what people eat, drink, etc is the bunk & has very limited effects -- but it does have a bonus for the PTB, which is -- it splits people into 'sinners' and 'saved', divides them against each other, & allows classes of people to be demonized. These are always goals of the PTB, who seek to create & maintain such divisions by any means possible.
How substances affect us, what substances we use, our knowledge base, etc. are very much creations of context/situation/set/setting.
Examples of the kind of thing i'm thinking of: France/Japan have higher percentages of smokers yet longer lifespans and better health outcomes; studies on alcohol & drug consumption that show reactions to those substances are dependent on prior assumptions, to the point that many people will act 'drunk' even on placebo...etc.