Gaetz justifies 'no' vote on insulin cap bill by saying diabetics should lose weight

Food deserts are regions where people have limited access to healthful and affordable food. This may be due to having a low income or having to travel farther to find healthful food options.

Without access to healthful foods, people living in food deserts may be at higher risk of diet-related conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-are-food-deserts


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Primavera said:
Why are you getting so aerated? Type 1 diabetes is genetic for the most part but Type 2 is invariably lifestyle related. Are you advocating shovelling pills down people's throats rather than eating healthily?
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Btw, do you remember a movie called Supersize Me? A guy ate nothing but McDonald's foods for 30 days and ended up fat and sick. When I was looking it up I saw that two overweight girls sued McDonald's for causing them to become obese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me#cite_note-4
 
christiefan915 said:
Sure, I want people to eat healthy. I'm saying you can't force them to do so, and the idea of slapping a tax on fast food restaurants is crazy. I can just hear repubs screaming "government overreach," like they did when Michelle Obama wanted schools to put healthier options on the cafeteria menu. You must remember how JPP righties freaked out about that.
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The UK imposed a sugar levy on soft drinks in 2018.

Two years after it was first touted by the UK government, in April 2018 a soft drinks levy finally came into force in an effort to reduce consumption of sugar. Drinks with 8g or more of sugar per 100ml now face charges of 24p per litre of drink, and for those between 5g-8g per 100ml, 18p. The measure was expected to bring in £240m in its first year – significantly down from the original forecast of £520m after a reported 50% of manufacturers proactively reformulated.

Did it work? So far, yes. Public Health England’s first-year progress report revealed that for own-brand and manufacturer branded products, there was an 11% reduction in sugar levels per 100ml for the drinks included in the soft drinks levy. In addition, there was a shift in volume sales towards products with levels of sugar below 5g per 100g, ie those not subject to the levy.

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/health/...s-tried-them-and-did-they-work/657803.article
 
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