why or why not? im just curious
2006-07-19 16:55:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
food* sorry it was a spelling correstion!
2006-07-19 16:57:12 · update #1
Absolutely not. The government has only one function: to protect its citizens from the use of physical force. So long as no one is forcibly shoving fat down your throat, the government should remain unconcerned.
Put it this way: do you really want a bunch of big brother bureaucrats deciding the contents of your meals?
2006-07-19 19:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by evan s 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It would not help anyone to have fat restrictions imposed if they only regulated the amount of fat. You see, not all fat is the same. Theoretically, you could get away with eating heaps of olive oil cream, and butter in large amounts and for years without adverse effect other than a bit of weight gain; but can positively ruin your health by even small doses of refined fat, such as palm, if taken regularly. See my point? If the government wanted to do something useful about the health issues associated with fat, they should ban refined fats in foods, and put warning labels on those foods which have lots of good fat in it, stating the exact calorie amount contained to make sure people don't overdo it. Hope this makes some sense?
2006-07-20 00:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Tahini Classic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because then they would need to create another organization to over see this new regulation. This would requires us to pay more taxes to fund this new organization. Why punish the smart people who can read labels and figure maybe eating too much fat is a bad thing.
2006-07-20 00:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by antihero1776 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is too much intrusion by the government. They should regulate if it is safe to eat, such as not poisonous. But as far as regulating fat content, that takes away from our choices as consumers. The government should not be our nanny holding our hand through life.
2006-07-20 00:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Becuase if the government were to regulate your food, then
you would eat food that is made to help you.
2006-07-20 01:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by .......... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government should exercise its police power by requiring food manufacturers to remove fatty substances on their products that cause cardiac illnesses. That they should place on their products, "fats are dangerous to your health" just like smoking.
2006-07-20 00:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It's people's own desicion whether they should eat fatty foods.
2006-07-20 00:21:43 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Nick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL NO! The gorram feds need to get the hell out of my kitchen.
2006-07-20 00:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by libertyu9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that's stupid & unenforcable...not to mention it would take away the freedom to choose which foods we want to eat
2006-07-20 00:10:46 · answer #9 · answered by Catcanscratch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-20 05:40:03 · answer #10 · answered by MIKE B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋