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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2084920" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I am usually of a libertarian persuasion but given that my taxes must pay for preventable diseases like diabetes, I think it is perfectly reasonable to tax sugary milk to 'shape the path' for people away from junk and towards actual food.</p><p>It is not as if those on the lowest incomes as Boris terms them, need to drink milkshake or fizzy pop after all.</p><p>Getting kids to exercise more is kind of a red herring in this debate and a way for Big Food to look good whilst not making their products any less junkier. </p><p>Would totally agree that active kids are healthier mentally and physically but think it is a parents' responsibility to let their kids go free range as much as possible. It is not the school or state's responsibility.</p><p>I am not blaming Big Food here as it is ours and by extension, Public Health's responsibility to make evidence based decisions on dia-obesity prevention. At the moment there is no clear steer (witness the ludicrous legal issues of defining 'junk' food in the banning of those ads on the tube by Mayor Khan) but nobody disagrees that sugar is toxic and has zero nutritional benefit.</p><p>I'd vote for a politician who is honest about this but as Boris shows he is playing to the anti Nanny State crowd out in the Tory shires right now hence staying on safe ground about making the streets safe to play on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2084920, member: 365308"] I am usually of a libertarian persuasion but given that my taxes must pay for preventable diseases like diabetes, I think it is perfectly reasonable to tax sugary milk to 'shape the path' for people away from junk and towards actual food. It is not as if those on the lowest incomes as Boris terms them, need to drink milkshake or fizzy pop after all. Getting kids to exercise more is kind of a red herring in this debate and a way for Big Food to look good whilst not making their products any less junkier. Would totally agree that active kids are healthier mentally and physically but think it is a parents' responsibility to let their kids go free range as much as possible. It is not the school or state's responsibility. I am not blaming Big Food here as it is ours and by extension, Public Health's responsibility to make evidence based decisions on dia-obesity prevention. At the moment there is no clear steer (witness the ludicrous legal issues of defining 'junk' food in the banning of those ads on the tube by Mayor Khan) but nobody disagrees that sugar is toxic and has zero nutritional benefit. I'd vote for a politician who is honest about this but as Boris shows he is playing to the anti Nanny State crowd out in the Tory shires right now hence staying on safe ground about making the streets safe to play on. [/QUOTE]
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