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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1885210" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Hi ! I am liking this thread and knew I would get some blow back on my take on this so that's fine. Btw I asked you a question on another thread but could not work out how to tag you! (Food Labelling Workshop Londond).</p><p>If you felt ashamed of your eating behaviours then I totally understand your point that it would be empowering to name it and not feel isolated with it and therefore deal with it.</p><p>My feeling however is the opposite - most people are overweight and happy to buy foods that they over consume. It is socially acceptable to Supersize your bag of crisps or go to the All You Can Eat buffet and get your money's worth. Snacking on junk is the norm (when you go into a petrol station people do pick up a choc bar on their way to the checkout). </p><p>There a small subset of people e.g. vegans or health freaks who might be judgmental about other people's eating habits but as Jen pointed out in her presentation its normal in our culture to eat a Snickers if you're feeling a little or low on sugar. If you're a woman then chocolate is practically the cure for everything (Galaxy and Flake when you want a little me time?).</p><p>Perhaps the sugar addict label is useful for some people but I feel uneasy about the concept still.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1885210, member: 365308"] Hi ! I am liking this thread and knew I would get some blow back on my take on this so that's fine. Btw I asked you a question on another thread but could not work out how to tag you! (Food Labelling Workshop Londond). If you felt ashamed of your eating behaviours then I totally understand your point that it would be empowering to name it and not feel isolated with it and therefore deal with it. My feeling however is the opposite - most people are overweight and happy to buy foods that they over consume. It is socially acceptable to Supersize your bag of crisps or go to the All You Can Eat buffet and get your money's worth. Snacking on junk is the norm (when you go into a petrol station people do pick up a choc bar on their way to the checkout). There a small subset of people e.g. vegans or health freaks who might be judgmental about other people's eating habits but as Jen pointed out in her presentation its normal in our culture to eat a Snickers if you're feeling a little or low on sugar. If you're a woman then chocolate is practically the cure for everything (Galaxy and Flake when you want a little me time?). Perhaps the sugar addict label is useful for some people but I feel uneasy about the concept still. [/QUOTE]
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