Why isn't Junk Food treated like Drugs?

[Which Doctor]

Sugar companys have had the world on lock for over 70 years. Theres no way they get branded as evil even though they know what their food does to the mind and body.

Only 70 years? <puh-lease75>

 

[Which Doctor]

a drug addict will sell his or her own mattress for $20 to get one more hit when they are dead broke, and worry about sleeping on the ground later.

I'm not sure a fat fuck would ever do that no matter how fat and weak they are.

Bullsit. Knew a guy who banged one of a set of fat sisters that dealt pills. Well the biggest sister...

You could pay this bitch w/ McDonalds, and she did her deals in the McD's parking lot. Equal value, dollar for dollar exchange. $120 pills? $120 McDonald's.
If she started going through McDonalds withdrawls she'd start having tantrums and berating and assaulting the dude who was banging her sister. She'd stay freaking until somebody got her the McDonald's.

 

[Which Doctor]

So everyone should be punished cos you know a few assholes that didnt know how to live healthily?

Now, i mean this sincerely, fuck off fascist.

The fact that you look at it as a punishment is troubling.

 

[freakroor]

You should be asking the opposite question.

 

[Plutoburn]

You can eat junk food in small amount and still be healthy. Good luck doing meth in moderation.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

I've seen more people die of food related issues then I have alcohol, tobbaco or any drug related ones.

Ok now compare the number of drug users to the number of people who eat food.

 

[IIIIIIII]

Bad foods in general, but seriously, why don't we look at things like big Macs and chocolate sundaes like we would cocaine and heroin. Sure, the argument is the latter can kill you immediately, but let's be real here. Studies have shown that junk food, sugar primarily is as addictive as any drug out there. It makes you very unhealthy, leading to an array of different issues that can end your life prematurely. It causes people to have to go on expensive medications and treatments, lose functionality, lose limbs, die.

So why are we so accepting of junk food, processed foods, all these chemically induced foods, but get pissed when we see someone smoking?

I've seen more people die of food related issues then I have alcohol, tobbaco or any drug related ones.

probably because it's in just about everything, so that makes it impossible to regulate. whereas cocaine and heroine isn't.

 

[lifelessheap]

Over a month with no sugar and less than 20g carbs a day.

 

[My2Cents]

Bad foods in general, but seriously, why don't we look at things like big Macs and chocolate sundaes like we would cocaine and heroin. Sure, the argument is the latter can kill you immediately, but let's be real here. Studies have shown that junk food, sugar primarily is as addictive as any drug out there. It makes you very unhealthy, leading to an array of different issues that can end your life prematurely. It causes people to have to go on expensive medications and treatments, lose functionality, lose limbs, die.

So why are we so accepting of junk food, processed foods, all these chemically induced foods, but get pissed when we see someone smoking?

I've seen more people die of food related issues then I have alcohol, tobbaco or any drug related ones.

I 100% agree and why we look differently to sugar compared to other drugs is the huge sugar lobby large corporations like McDonald’s, Nestle etc pay for.

Look at the price of chocolate, cookies or candy. It’s ridiculously cheap

 

[PhitePhan]

You can eat junk food in small amount and still be healthy. Good luck doing meth in moderation.

Supposedly, around 90% drug users don't have a "problem." Heard this on JRE w/ Dr Carl Hart.

 

[Plutoburn]

Supposedly, around 90% drug users don't have a "problem." Heard this on JRE w/ Dr Carl Hart.

It really depends on your definition of what count as drugs and what constitutes problem.

 

[PhitePhan]

It really depends on your definition of what count as drugs and what constitutes problem.

I guess my point is, around 90% of ppl appear to use drugs, including meth, in moderation (per at least one metric/source).

 

[TheNinja]

You are 100% on it OP

I am in the throws of a food binging crisis, i didnt touch sugar for 3 months while dieting, had some and now im so horrifically gripped by the stuff its unreal. Im eating a jar of nutella every other day, for reference it is essentially sugar and palm oil, they are the two first ingredients, two of the worst things you can ut in your body. One 400gram tub is 2100 calories and contains about 160 grams of sugar at a guess. Im eating that on top of a days worth of bad eating

I cant stop myself lol Its so messed up, i can stop the nutella but i simply replace it with other chocolate or icecream or sugar laden foods.

I am really addicted and i cant kick it just yet. I tried, managed three days and then binged. I dont fully want to quit tbh, the food is just too good and its giving me too much happiness, i know its so so bad for me though

That's not a junk food problem. That's an emotional and physical addiction. If it wasn't food it would just be something else that you obsessed over. Don't blame the sugar.

 

[Davem10]

That's not a junk food problem. That's an emotional and physical addiction. If it wasn't food it would just be something else that you obsessed over. Don't blame the sugar.

I've been putting a lot of thought into this and I have noticed a pattern. I only eat when I'm watching something

I absolutely love to watch, boxing or mma related interviews, or certain shows such as salvage hunters whilst eating. I absolutely love it, I just zone out and eat

So I decided I will not eat and watch YouTube etc

This makes the whole idea way way less appealing from the off

Will see how it goes

I also recognized i have an all or nothing mindset from my bodybuilding days. As in, if I eat something I consider "bad food" and go over my imagined calorie limit, then I have destroyed the day, as the day is ruined I may aswell just go eat more stuff, whilst watching my favourite shows ofc. So I also see I need to accept if I go over my calorie limit its no big deal.

 

[blaseblah]

I always find it ludicrous that tobacco and alcohol are taxed so heavily but fast food isn't. They can all kill you but fast food is as bad if not worse than the other two.

How do you propose we legally distinguish between fast food and any other food? When is a burger fast food and when is it not?

 

[dc007]

How do you propose we legally distinguish between fast food and any other food? When is a burger fast food and when is it not?

Check the ingredients list?

 

[blaseblah]

Check the ingredients list?

What specific ingredients do you think should be taxed?

 

[capnlarge]

More laws telling people what they can do with their bodies is just what we need! - Probably someone from Alabama 2019

 

[dc007]

What specific ingredients do you think should be taxed?

I don't bro. It's a point of comparison for the hypocrisy of our tax code. Why are they taxing booze and tobacco and not shitty food? Are they pretending that the American diet doesn't kill people at a high rate?

 

[blaseblah]

I don't bro. It's a point of comparison for the hypocrisy of our tax code. Why are they taxing booze and tobacco and not shitty food? Are they pretending that the American diet doesn't kill people at a high rate?

First you would need to define what constitutes shitty food. A burger is not shitty food. It consists of bread, meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and some condiments. Fats, carbs, and proteins, all of which your body needs.

That's the difference. Alcohol is alcohol. Tobacco is tobacco. These products have no nutritional value. They are not food. A burger is.

If you want to have a specific conversation about taxing certain ingredients that fast food companies add to foods, I'm all ears. But that doesn't seem to be what this thread is about.