The two biopharma firms have developed drug candidates to treat autoimmune and pulmonary diseases. They have demonstrated good safety profiles and efficacy in various stages of clinical trials.
That’s unchecked capitalism at work. There’s more money to be made by selling overpriced food that causes obesity through physical addiction than selling pharmaceuticals to reduce obesity. Fixing the issue would reduce profits in two industries.
The First Lady typically takes on a national advocacy campaign. Michelle Obama tried to challenge the food industry in their contribution to childhood obesity. After a long fight of many years, her campaign ended up focusing primarily on exercise. There’s a great documentary called Fed Up about her attempt.
They simply have too much power of influence due to toothless restrictions. We need Congress to create legislation to make industry more ethical. Corporations will not do it on their own.
One issue is that processed foods are made to be hyperpalatable. Pair that with agriculture subsidies that make meat and sugar (corn) cheaper than they should be and you have a recipe for an obesity crisis.
I believe reallocating those subsidies to healthier foods would be a great step towards fixing the issue, but healthy foods at the grocery store being cheap doesn’t really compete with the convenience of fast food.
Agreed. Clinton renewed the corn subsidy that led to overproduction, driving high fructose corn syrup below the cost of sugar.
Try an Italian soda. They’re fucking delicious. Fruit juice and carbonated water. Not in America. We use corn for our soda.
Cooking your own food aside, if healthy foods were less expensive, then “quickly prepared” food establishments would be able to reasonably compete with fast food prices. $20 for a well made salad is just unreasonable.
Yes, I was mostly referencing calories, and more specifically referencing fast food salads. You’re right that even if the calories are equivalent the micronutrient value of the salad is likely better.
Oh, yeah, their salads are trash. A fistful of iceberg and a gallon of thousand island.
I was referring to “quickly prepared” food places, like delis, or health food quick-order restaurants. They have to charge $20 a salad because the ingredients aren’t subsidized like corn. Well, unless you get soybeans in your salad.
Don’t fix the issue, treat the symptom.
It’s the American way.
That’s unchecked capitalism at work. There’s more money to be made by selling overpriced food that causes obesity through physical addiction than selling pharmaceuticals to reduce obesity. Fixing the issue would reduce profits in two industries.
The First Lady typically takes on a national advocacy campaign. Michelle Obama tried to challenge the food industry in their contribution to childhood obesity. After a long fight of many years, her campaign ended up focusing primarily on exercise. There’s a great documentary called Fed Up about her attempt.
They simply have too much power of influence due to toothless restrictions. We need Congress to create legislation to make industry more ethical. Corporations will not do it on their own.
One issue is that processed foods are made to be hyperpalatable. Pair that with agriculture subsidies that make meat and sugar (corn) cheaper than they should be and you have a recipe for an obesity crisis.
I believe reallocating those subsidies to healthier foods would be a great step towards fixing the issue, but healthy foods at the grocery store being cheap doesn’t really compete with the convenience of fast food.
Agreed. Clinton renewed the corn subsidy that led to overproduction, driving high fructose corn syrup below the cost of sugar.
Try an Italian soda. They’re fucking delicious. Fruit juice and carbonated water. Not in America. We use corn for our soda.
Cooking your own food aside, if healthy foods were less expensive, then “quickly prepared” food establishments would be able to reasonably compete with fast food prices. $20 for a well made salad is just unreasonable.
And don’t forget that salad likely has the nutrition of a big mac!
Calories, maybe. Definitely not nutrition, unless McDonald’s gives you a free multivitamin and Ensure with every Big Mac.
Yes, I was mostly referencing calories, and more specifically referencing fast food salads. You’re right that even if the calories are equivalent the micronutrient value of the salad is likely better.
Oh, yeah, their salads are trash. A fistful of iceberg and a gallon of thousand island.
I was referring to “quickly prepared” food places, like delis, or health food quick-order restaurants. They have to charge $20 a salad because the ingredients aren’t subsidized like corn. Well, unless you get soybeans in your salad.
Coincidentally soy is one of my favorite home cooking ingredients! Tofu, TVP, and especially soy curls.