"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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> On 6/23/2012 1:21 AM, Cheri wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> That isn't going to help. Everyone will now run out and get a Soda
>>> Stream. Then they can suck down as much HFCS or Splenda as they want.
>>
>> Prohibition didn't work for alcohol, and portion size won't work for
>> obesity. I'm sure it's all going to come down to more money the
>> government can squeeze out of people. High taxes on large sizes etc.
>> Next *they* will decide that ribeye steak/pork/lamb is bad for you, or
>> whatever the collective hysteria happens to be on a certain day, so you
>> can only sell it in 3-4 oz size and so on. Personally, most of us have
>> paid taxes all of our lives for the very expensive poor choices of
>> others, and will continue to do so, so the old "oh but it costs so much"
>> doesn't fly at all with me.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I've seen an article saying that restrictions on advertising aimed
> at children did work in one of the Canadian provinces - children
> then tended to gain less excess weight.
>
> Robert Miles

I'm sure it would, but the children aren't buying the food, and trading soda
for juice...is no better as far as weight gain goes.

Cheri