Seems a bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Meanwhile, the W. Virginia politicians get to wave their 'Look What We Did' flag. And in a few years when politicians are running again, no one will remember that the ban on food dyes was supposed to improve health, and it didn't. What they should have passed is a law requiring 30 min a day of physical activity in schools, as a first step.
Nobody ever got fat from eating too much food dyes...it's the sugar and refined crap surrounding those villainous dyes!
Such an articulate and well laid-out article, as usual. We've got to start incentivizing whole, plant-based foods instead of targeting specific ingredients. Make the streets bike-friendly, the sidewalks safe, and replace vending machines with baskets of fruit.
Seems a bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Meanwhile, the W. Virginia politicians get to wave their 'Look What We Did' flag. And in a few years when politicians are running again, no one will remember that the ban on food dyes was supposed to improve health, and it didn't. What they should have passed is a law requiring 30 min a day of physical activity in schools, as a first step.
Nobody ever got fat from eating too much food dyes...it's the sugar and refined crap surrounding those villainous dyes!
Such an articulate and well laid-out article, as usual. We've got to start incentivizing whole, plant-based foods instead of targeting specific ingredients. Make the streets bike-friendly, the sidewalks safe, and replace vending machines with baskets of fruit.
Well said. Extremely frustrating, but very common tactic.