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Originally Posted by Sion
I'm not so sure that we should be trying to shape individual behavior through public policy. I don't believe that the Nanny State idea is a good one.
"That government is best which governs the least." - Thomas Jefferson
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And I think that we are setting up people to become fat. It isn't easy to be fit and be able to choose to eat healthy food versus unhealthy food. If society has a health problem, and companies aren't stepping up to fix it, the government needs to step in and adjust some things.
There is/was this TV show on TLC or Discovery Health or something that took a family with kids that were heavy for their age and then showed them what they would look like at age 40 if they continued to eat what they ate and not be physically active. They were able to change their lives after that because they realize what would happen to them. But day by day, you don't see weight changes that much and certain food tastes better, is cheaper or is the only thing available.
Or maybe it is because my parents acted as my 'nanny state' and said, if you eat all that sugar and sweets you will end up looking like that fat man over there when you are 30. If you eat healthy food you can look like that one.