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by BitwiseFool 1353 days ago
Looking back on my comment, I feel like I should have clarified that I primarily disagree with the education aspect. Mainly because "education" is thrown around as a nebulous deficiency that implies other regulation/intervention will become unnecessary once people are taught how to eat properly. I agree with you that the causes need to be addressed, and it looks like the way to do that is through regulation of ingredients, additives, and advertising. But truth be told, I do not know what specifically those regulations should be.
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Well, I listed multiple factors because they work in conjunction with one another. I never said it was only education. But is education a huge factor? Yes. I can provide literature but a quick Google scholar search is probably faster.
From a regulatory standpoint, removal of tax policy which incentivizes corn production would be a start.