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KurtNYC

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54. it wasn't paywall yesterday but I see it is now

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 06:59 AM

Sep 2014

Here are other sources on the changes Americans are making:

Soda sales decline to record lows:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-31/coca-cola-sales-decline-health-concerns-spur-relaunch

Sales of cereal declining -- replaced by yogurt, bagels, fruit and smoothies:
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/cereal-sales-remain-soggy-posing-big-challenge-brands-160063

"McDonald’s Sees Biggest Sales Drop in a Decade"
http://time.com/3311608/mcdonalds-sales/

I've got ten more if you want them...

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Ban the sale and advertisement of high-sugar foods to minors? [View all] True Blue Door Sep 2014 OP

I'm sorry Feral Child Sep 2014 #1

So you're against cigarette age limits and restaurant health codes too? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #4

You are equating a candy bar to cigarette sales and restaurant health codes? former9thward Sep 2014 #8

Either it's legitimate to regulate business for public health reasons or not. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #13

No the nanny state implies unreasonable regulation. former9thward Sep 2014 #27

But you haven't argued that it's unreasonable. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #33

I did argue that it was unreasonable. former9thward Sep 2014 #45

That's a "gotcha" argument Feral Child Sep 2014 #20

Will I need ID to buy Cocoa Puffs? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #2

"Nanny state" is a thought-terminating cliche. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #5

I don't need an impressive argument LittleBlue Sep 2014 #11

But I'm not talking to "the majority of Americans," or Congress, or food lobbyists. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #14

How many different ways can I put this? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #63

"Nanny state" Boreal Sep 2014 #47

we all bear the costs of the obesity epidemic grasswire Sep 2014 #3

Getting rid of the corn subsidies that led to HFC would be a start. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #6

^This^ jen63 Sep 2014 #9

What I've read is that natural cane sugar induces fewer pancreatic problems True Blue Door Sep 2014 #16

The older I get the more I crave veggies. jen63 Sep 2014 #29

Yep, it does pretty horrible things to people. Like cigarettes, people will eventually realize that. Chathamization Sep 2014 #32

What if we installed little cameras and sensors on everyone? Oktober Sep 2014 #7

Is there a Rand Paul convention going on here that no one warned me about? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #17

It's amazing that everyone who disagrees with your nanny state idea... Oktober Sep 2014 #19

It would be questionable enough to use "nanny-state" rhetoric at all. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #34

Add fox news viewer to the list... Oktober Sep 2014 #50

I'm fine with banning marketing to children ... surrealAmerican Sep 2014 #10

1st paragraph pulled from your ass. 2nd paragraph is elitist tripe. 3rd paragraph is just wrong. Throd Sep 2014 #12

That's an amazing impression of a Tea Party tweet. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #18

Are you always this obnoxious to others Boreal Sep 2014 #48

If you think it sounds extreme, you should watch this documentary: Marr Sep 2014 #15

so we raise children with the idea that breaking the law is bad dembotoz Sep 2014 #21

Not reading the OP before commenting on it: Stupid, stupid, stupid. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #35

We don't need a nanny state badtoworse Sep 2014 #22

We don't need right-wing sockpuppet trolls flooding a Democratic website either. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #36

You're getting your ass handed to you in this thread badtoworse Sep 2014 #55

Classy. IronGate Sep 2014 #67

No. IronGate Sep 2014 #23

Our gov't *SUBSIDIZES* the production of HFCS through our Agriculture policy. Look deeper. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #24

The American diet turned a corner about 7 years ago, without any such regulations. KurtNYC Sep 2014 #25

And a healthy, kickass First Family no doubt has an influence, too! randome Sep 2014 #30

The article's behind a paywall. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #39

it wasn't paywall yesterday but I see it is now KurtNYC Sep 2014 #54

I'd be fine with banning the advertising. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #26

Why would it be going too far? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #38

Because 'high sugar foods' covers a hell of a lot of territory, and is 'fudgeable'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #70

Let's just rip out people's taste buds at birth. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #28

If parents were in the habit of giving kids jen63 Sep 2014 #31

Let's just legalize selling crystal meth to 5-year-olds. Since we don't want a Nanny State. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #37

Now that is one dumbass reply. IronGate Sep 2014 #68

A diabetic child might need that candy bar in an emergency. DebJ Sep 2014 #40

LOL. They might also need a cigarette in an emergency. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #42

Do you have children? I raised two children by myself for twenty years. DebJ Sep 2014 #43

Then by implication you think people whose kids do develop "substance" problems are negligent scum. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #44

You're usiang strawmans Boreal Sep 2014 #49

I'm a Type 1 diabetic who has had about 8 seizures from hypoglycemia LittleBlue Sep 2014 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author DebJ Sep 2014 #41

I say ban advertising not sales. alp227 Sep 2014 #46

It would be more effective to ban high-fructose corn syrup in all foods. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #51

Banning an addictive substance jambo101 Sep 2014 #52

While we are at it.. sendero Sep 2014 #56

I dont like the idea but jambo101 Sep 2014 #59

Anybody... sendero Sep 2014 #60

No. This is ridiculous. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #53

Maybe. LWolf Sep 2014 #57

I say yes only because bigwillq Sep 2014 #58

!!! linuxman Sep 2014 #61

Didn't you mean save me from Bloomberg? badtoworse Sep 2014 #62

. linuxman Sep 2014 #64

No. The punishment wouldn't fit the crime. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #66

Interesting. Savannahmann Sep 2014 #69