Ban the sale and advertisement of high-sugar foods to minors? [View all]

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People form their tastes and eating habits in childhood, so it's not much of a shock that people who grow up guzzling sugared soda and eating junk food tend to keep doing that in adulthood (at least until medical necessity stops them) while people who grow up eating better mostly don't develop bad habits later. So...how about banning the direct sale and advertisement of high-sugar foods and beverages to minors?

Parents would still have the right to buy it for their children as a treat or reward now and then, and degenerates who don't care at all about their kids would still have the "freedom" to screw them up out of laziness. But if kids couldn't buy it themselves, weren't brainwashed by ads during their TV shows to want it, and if parents were occasionally reminded to think about the subject by having to actively give consent, that could have a meaningful effect on typical diets and subsequent benefits for the cost of healthcare over time.

Plus it wouldn't really limit freedom - all you'd be doing is stopping corporations from exploiting the problem, not putting any major roadblock in the way of kids experiencing the joys of ice cream, cold soda on a hot day, etc. etc. So it wouldn't be a Prohibition with the attendant perverse incentives - kids could still possess sugared foods - it would just be a business regulation.

11 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Yes, but wouldn't go far enough.
	0 (0%)
	Yes, sounds on target.
	1 (9%)
	No, but less drastic regulations would be good.
	10 (91%)
	No. Business should not be regulated for public health reasons.
	0 (0%)
	Need more information to draw conclusions.
	0 (0%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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