U.S. panel calls for taxing sugary foods to curb obesity

Yahoo Health ^ | 2/20 | Alan Bjerga

[TangledUpInBlue]

Americans should pay taxes on sugary sodas and snacks as a way to cut down on sweets, though they no longer need to worry about cholesterol, according to scientists helping to revamp dietary guidelines as U.S. obesity levels surge.

The recommendations Thursday from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee also call for Americans to reduce meat consumption and to take sustainability into account when dining.

The panel released its report as the Obama administration seeks ways to fight obesity, which now affects more than one-third of American adults and 17 percent of children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[TangledUpInBlue]

Dear Gov't: I'm not fat. I go to the gym 4 days a week. Now leave me the f^ck alone.

[MeshugeMikey]

soon...our own gubment .......will be recruiting for ISIS!

[sickoflibs]

Instead stop giving the corn and sugar industries subsidies $$$ from us.

[BenLurkin]

Social engineering via taxation is Nanny Statism at its worst.

[diverteach]

Ya, because it worked so well with cigarettes. /s

[driftdiver]

Well thats fine because most processed foods dont have sugar in them. The processed ones have corn syrup or some other such concoction.

[sten]

yup... an extra 3 to 5 cents per candy bar is really going to slow down the walmart walrus

just another tax scheme by the dems to get more money and expand govt

[LeoMcNeil]

We should create an Idiot Tax and apply it only to Ivy League schools.

[married21]

In our world, being fat is one of the few sins.

[cripplecreek]

I’m not fat and I sit on my ass all the time.

Leave my food alone.

[MortMan]

Can we tax politicians and government panels to curb greed and stupidity?

[null and void]

How's about removing the price supports on sugar?

It would accomplish the same thing and reduce the amount of government.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Dear Gov’t: I’m not fat. I go to the gym 4 days a week. Now leave me the f^ck alone. “

Uh......YEAH, that works for me!

[Dead Corpse]

Because you can’t over-eat on any other kind of food and get fat...

A-holes. They are just looking for their next excuse to tax something and give themselves more power.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[Klemper]

How about an article written with a title like this instead? “American Citizens call for taxing U.S. panels to curb nanny-statism”

[Oldeconomybuyer]

As long the tax is assessed on liberal idiots ONLY, I’m ok with this. The rest of us don’t need a nanny state stripping away our liberty.

[SandRat]

Do they want to tax Duncan Donuts out of business?

[Romans Nine]

Taxes to control the citizens? Tells you just how stupid our fellow countrymen have become.
Way beyond time for........................

[TangledUpInBlue]

Exactly. I like cheese. I eat with my wine. Maybe I’ll just start eating blocks and blocks of Gruyere because I can’t have sugar.

Or what about 2 bowls of pasta instead of one. Why can’t they just realize that it all comes down to moderation. In EVERYTHING. Even in Government. Moderation and Personal Responsibility.

[AU72]

A War on Sugar will have the same results as the War on Poverty and War on Drugs.