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Fat governors, fat taxes, and me

By Jim October 5, 2011 2 Comments

I've had trouble deciding on the topic for this blog post. This is a sure sign that someone is taking his blogging too seriously. When I started out, any post with the words "low carb" in it was good enough. Good enough for me, anyway, if not my readers. But in the early days, I didn't have any readers. (The way this post is going, that could come to pass again.) Enough stalling. Let's get down to picking a topic. What has been the big food, diet, weight or nutrition news of the last few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Personal Reflection Tagged With: Christie, Denmark, low-carb, obesity, plateau, tax

Study findings undercut soda taxes as a way of curbing obesity

By Jim September 30, 2011 4 Comments

At the risk of being mistaken for a tool of soft-drink industry, or worse yet, a Libertarian, I am jumping once again into the debate over government action to curb our consumption of sugary beverages.  (Well, someone's consumption; I don't touch the stuff anymore.  I don't believe anyone should.) I stated my position a month ago, in response to calls by New York City officials for a ban on the use of food stamps to purchase soda-pop.  Another East Coast official, Mayor Michael Nutter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary Tagged With: obesity, soda pop, tax

Yes, tax bad food — after we all agree on what it is

By Jim July 30, 2011 1 Comment

Because thou art vegan-leaning, shall there be no bacon cheeseburgers? Taxing other people's vices always seems like a win-win. It allows the majority to feel holier-than-thou and adds money to the public coffers. For instance, I've favored the enormous taxes placed on tobacco.  As you can probably guess, I'm not a smoker.  I have no vested interests that keep me from seeing the logic of the standard public health argument. Smoking is implicated in widespread health problems that cost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, News & Commentary Tagged With: conventional diet wisdom, diet, fat, smoking, soda pop, sugar, tax

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