Or the FTC/FDA could start suing the food companies who are paying scientists

Dec 11, 2024
4:20:51pm

DwigtA2RM All-American

to develop foods that do not trip off the “you are full” sensors in the brain and are highly addictive. They don’t allow advertising of cigarettes on TV, so why not the same with fatty, addictive foods. Obesity is an epidemic.

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We should essentially nationalize GLP-1s and make them standard for anyone with

Socrates Johnson

Dec 11, 4:14pm

They are the biggest miracle drug in decades

Skeptical Optimist

Dec 11, 4:17pm

That sounds rather commie to me.

Cougar Junkie

Dec 11, 4:18pm

Definitely could be thought of that way. But the monopoly they have is state

Socrates Johnson

Dec 11, 4:22pm

Or the FTC/FDA could start suing the food companies who are paying scientists

DwigtA2RM

Dec 11, 4:20pm

What would be the cause of action?

Socrates Johnson

Dec 11, 4:22pm

Not sure. I should have said regulate rather than sue.

DwigtA2RM

Dec 11, 4:25pm

I just read an article that said something like 90% of food additives are

Pepe

Dec 11, 4:30pm

GRAS you mean. And eliminating GRAS would lead to a massive increase in regulation.

Baron

Dec 11, 4:41pm

No need to remove just enforce that they actually are a GRA.

Pepe

Dec 11, 4:56pm

And there is a process to do that already.

Baron

Dec 11, 5:02pm

A process that is being abused and loopholed to the point it is ineffective.

Pepe

Dec 11, 8:19pm

US allows way more chemicals and poisons in our food than EU countries do

SwanSong

Dec 11, 5:31pm

That is a surprisingly real problem.

Bob Vance

Dec 11, 4:57pm

Perfect example. Thanks for sharing.

DwigtA2RM

Dec 11, 5:52pm

Stop all the processed foods.

2FarGone

Dec 11, 4:38pm

If this is not a joke. This is a dumb statement.

Grock

Dec 11, 4:40pm

Why?

Socrates Johnson

Dec 11, 4:59pm

I worry that this will be another Fen Phen

Grock

Dec 11, 6:52pm

That’s what I was thinking as well. Who knows what the long term effects will be

DwigtA2RM

Dec 11, 7:36pm

Fen Phen didn’t go through the modern FDA approval process.

Socrates Johnson

Dec 11, 8:45pm

My mother has lost 40 pounds over the past several months with about 20 more lbs

rtNelson

Dec 11, 5:07pm

I'm hopeful that there is some research done about the dangers of losing the weight too quickly. Especially in older

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