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In reply to the discussion: Ban the sale and advertisement of high-sugar foods to minors? [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)I think it would be a logistical nightmare to have every single place that sells 'high sugar foods' separate everything out, update their computer systems, and track what is and is not 'high' sugar. Right now, it's pretty simple - anything with alcohol is alcohol, regardless of percentage/proof. Anything with tobacco is tobacco.
But you try to define some arbitrary cut-off and you'll have every food manufacture in the country screaming at Congress, as well as pulling all sorts of tricks to get around it. Is it 'high' based on total amount of sugar per serving, or per sold item? Make the package smaller. Maybe your kids are eating twice the recommended 'serving size', at which point they're eating 'high' even though the product is 'low' and doesn't require an ID. Or maybe the manufacturer simply chops the 'serving size' to skate underneath the 'high' point. Or say you try to make it based on percentage calories from sugars. Fine, the manufacturer shoves in more fats, making it even more unhealthy, but dropping the percentage of calories from sugars.
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