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by tqi 108 days ago
It's insane individualism to think other ppl don't get to dictate what kind of food people feed their kids?
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Yes it is.

Kids grow up to run the world, a world I’m going to live in. I have a stake in that. This should be obvious if we take our civilization seriously.

We can barely even meaningfully define UPFs, and they aren't cleanly correlated with junk food.

Potato Chips are not UPFs but tortillas with an added preservative are.

Ice cream purchased at the store that has emulsifiers is a UPF. Homemade ice cream is not. But I think we'd agree that it is the fat and sugar in the ice cream that is the bad part to feed to kids.

I will go further and say that eating some ice cream does not hurt kids at all. No, you are not a bad parent because you gave your kid ice cream. And fat is completely legitimate part of food. Likewise sacharides.
I can simultaneously criticize your parenting and not want the government to "dictate" it be otherwise.
"I say whatever I want and people can't tell me to stfu" who is the insane individualist now?
Who are you quoting?