tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post1484411548579678361..comments2023-09-24T09:31:47.775-04:00Comments on Edible Intelligence: You say calories, I say hypocrisy.Edible Intelligencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-78717463471914478042009-07-24T08:33:07.614-04:002009-07-24T08:33:07.614-04:00Dude, seriously?
"Why do you think people...Dude, seriously? <br />"Why do you think people's will power suddenly weakened in the past 25 years?"<br /><br />I know what is in food. I know what it's made of and why it's in there and how it's made. I can say with all sincerity that there isn't anything in the food that weakens willpower. All they've done is improve their products so they taste better, look better, and have a better texture, all while working to bring down production costs.<br /><br />My training is exactly why I'm qualified to write on this and your comments are exactly why I feel the need to.Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-20690681902573013142009-07-24T02:57:24.726-04:002009-07-24T02:57:24.726-04:00Also moderating comments is lame btw, that's n...Also moderating comments is lame btw, that's not going to help you. If you don't like something it's not like you can't come in and delete it after the fact.JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-28195725326012216262009-07-24T02:56:26.213-04:002009-07-24T02:56:26.213-04:00Absolutely it's food corporations fault that A...Absolutely it's food corporations fault that America is fatter than it used to be, along with bad government policy. Should tobacco companies not be at fault because some people wouldn't get lung cancer if they'd just smoke less? The argument you're making about food is like saying that people dying from smoking would be bad for business, so obviously tobacco companies wouldn't want anyone to get sick from their products. Corporations do not care about the well being of their customers when it interferes with their bottom line, to care would be the antithesis of their entire mission of maximizing profits.<br /><br />I know you think you've got the inside scoop here because of your degree, but you're just being a corporate apologist and putting all the burden on the consumer. There's a reason we have consumer protection laws in this country, because the relationship between corporation and consumer doesn't always put them on equal footing.<br /><br />Portion size has very little to do with anything I'm talking about.<br /><br />Why do you think people's will power suddenly weakened in the past 25 years?JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-47530151534328085412009-07-23T21:02:54.126-04:002009-07-23T21:02:54.126-04:00It would be absurd to think that any corporation h...It would be absurd to think that any corporation honestly thinks it can have a customer return for all of it's meals. You are right, corporations do try to maximize profits and having a large chunk of their business that has to give up their products or stop consuming for extended periods while they diet is bad business. It's better for them to have someone eat frequently, but not to the point of any kind of illness or malnourishment. Also, there is no way to allocate responsibility in these cases. Are you saying that it is a companies fault that people get fat eating something that was never designed to be eaten that often? Would you support a subsidy for chains that cut portions and thus, lose business when people eat elsewhere?Edible Intelligencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407476500631094935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149442405815988000.post-49483733614531991662009-07-23T20:05:14.617-04:002009-07-23T20:05:14.617-04:00Kind of simplistic though, because you're igno...Kind of simplistic though, because you're ignoring metabolism (i.e. I might need 2500 calories as a maintenance level when active, but if I diet my body might think starvation is imminent, slowing things down to 2000 calories as maintenance level).<br /><br />America has gotten extremely fat in the past 25 years so I think it'd be smart to look at what's changed as opposed to pointing to will power, because I don't think the change has been a weakening of will power. People have always been lazy, and always will be lazy. Corn subsidies aren't 100% of what's happened, but they're a good place to start. <br /><br />Your view of corporations is also kind of funny, they have no goal except making as large a profit as possible. If McDonalds could get every American eating there three times a day they'd do it. No corporation is leaving profit on the table, they have a responsibility to their shareholders to maximize profits as much as possible, morality or the good of the populace be damned.JDnoreply@blogger.com