Comments on: Should the government have a say with our diets? http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html Debate online with people! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: AldroitRaindrop http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-10787 AldroitRaindrop Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:07:09 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-10787 Yes and no. In the interest to prevent serious bodily harm or death then yes. No Uncle Sam don’t let them put Rad-roach droppings in my Fancy Lady snack cakes ( Mmm +3 RADS lol). If eating a cheeseburger as the sole means of caloric intake is the chosen diet then let Jabba be. If you chose an unhealthy lifestyle, are ready to pay the cost of said lifestyle, and don’t adversely affect someone else’s pursuit of life, liberty, or happiness. Then go for it! Put what you want in YOUR body. It’s YOUR body and YOUR money. YOUR death will be mourned sooner or later (Maybe). Eat healthy or eat junk food either way it’s your right. Just know the consequences of your actions for yourself and your family. Be ready to pay for those actions (open heart surgery isn’t cheap I hear). The Government should provide the opportunity for the people to make informed decisions and keep them from being taken advantage of. Yes and no. In the interest to prevent serious bodily harm or death then yes. No Uncle Sam don’t let them put Rad-roach droppings in my Fancy Lady snack cakes ( Mmm +3 RADS lol). If eating a cheeseburger as the sole means of caloric intake is the chosen diet then let Jabba be. If you chose an unhealthy lifestyle, are ready to pay the cost of said lifestyle, and don’t adversely affect someone else’s pursuit of life, liberty, or happiness. Then go for it! Put what you want in YOUR body. It’s YOUR body and YOUR money. YOUR death will be mourned sooner or later (Maybe). Eat healthy or eat junk food either way it’s your right. Just know the consequences of your actions for yourself and your family. Be ready to pay for those actions (open heart surgery isn’t cheap I hear). The Government should provide the opportunity for the people to make informed decisions and keep them from being taken advantage of.

]]> By: Jason http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-8010 Jason Mon, 03 May 2010 17:17:31 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-8010 Obesity leads to health problems. Heart disease, diabetes, self esteem, and etc. When those problems occur it not only effects the Obese individual but also people around him. Obesity leads to suicide and mood problems. Obese people tend to put themselfs down and not think they could have girlfriends and do certain things, which leads them into a stage of depression. If you cant keep yourslef healthy then government should defenetly have a say in your diet. This is something that also effects other citizens because of the obese, which means government should control diets. Obesity leads to health problems. Heart disease, diabetes, self esteem, and etc. When those problems occur it not only effects the Obese individual but also people around him. Obesity leads to suicide and mood problems. Obese people tend to put themselfs down and not think they could have girlfriends and do certain things, which leads them into a stage of depression. If you cant keep yourslef healthy then government should defenetly have a say in your diet. This is something that also effects other citizens because of the obese, which means government should control diets.

]]> By: Hikisho http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-6173 Hikisho Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:37:52 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-6173 NO! We have our rights that tell us we can make decisions like what we eat on our own. The government has no right to tell us what to eat at all. NO! We have our rights that tell us we can make decisions like what we eat on our own. The government has no right to tell us what to eat at all.

]]> By: Liberaltarian91 http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-5109 Liberaltarian91 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:50:40 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-5109 Government should certainly advise people on how to live healthier lives, but government should not force people to. Ultimately, people need to be responsible for themselves and not asking the government for free health care after a heart attack. Government should certainly advise people on how to live healthier lives, but government should not force people to. Ultimately, people need to be responsible for themselves and not asking the government for free health care after a heart attack.

]]> By: misty http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-4071 misty Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:39:22 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-4071 Wikipedia.org....ok i must tell you that anybody can alter this information change it or what not even ppl who have no clue about the subject....this is why in highschool and college if you use that site as a source they will laugh @ and fail you Wikipedia.org….ok i must tell you that anybody can alter this information change it or what not even ppl who have no clue about the subject….this is why in highschool and college if you use that site as a source they will laugh @ and fail you

]]> By: Sun Tzu http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-2847 Sun Tzu Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:44:37 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-2847 If you are dealing with complex scenarios and decide to tinker with one variable as though it is independent of the others, this is precisely why we end up with so many "unintended consequences". There are occasions when simplicity matters. But most of them are not things that should be handled as a matter of set public policy. If you are dealing with complex scenarios and decide to tinker with one variable as though it is independent of the others, this is precisely why we end up with so many "unintended consequences". There are occasions when simplicity matters. But most of them are not things that should be handled as a matter of set public policy.

]]> By: Jared http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-2843 Jared Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:05:24 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-2843 Yea well all of that crap doesn't matter. That's why problems don't get solved, because once we hear the word experiment, we feel like we have to do all this necessary stuff when the data is all around us. Yea well all of that crap doesn't matter. That's why problems don't get solved, because once we hear the word experiment, we feel like we have to do all this necessary stuff when the data is all around us.

]]> By: Sun Tzu http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-2841 Sun Tzu Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:55:26 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-2841 I don't trust your "experiments" to be scientifically rigorous or take into account multiple variances. I don't trust your "experiments" to be scientifically rigorous or take into account multiple variances.

]]> By: Jared http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-2839 Jared Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:52:24 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-2839 I don't trust any study because they aren't necessary. I do my own experiments and to me so far it proves that people do watch what they eat when they see the nutrition facts. This is exactly the same thing that they do with the election polls. They call only a few thousand people and the numbers don't lie. I don't trust any study because they aren't necessary. I do my own experiments and to me so far it proves that people do watch what they eat when they see the nutrition facts.

This is exactly the same thing that they do with the election polls. They call only a few thousand people and the numbers don't lie.

]]> By: Sun Tzu http://www.debateitout.com/should-the-government-have-a-say-with-our-diets.html/comment-page-1#comment-2837 Sun Tzu Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:39:29 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/?p=124#comment-2837 People look at the calories yes. But they don't actually reduce their caloric intake as a consequence. Your brain's natural demands for nutrients or calories trumps the logical reasoning centers over time. I assume living in a world where facts and research doesn't matter is comfortable for you. But since it forces people to allocate resources incorrectly and wastefully, especially for public and social policies, I'm not all that keen on living that way. People look at the calories yes. But they don't actually reduce their caloric intake as a consequence. Your brain's natural demands for nutrients or calories trumps the logical reasoning centers over time.

I assume living in a world where facts and research doesn't matter is comfortable for you. But since it forces people to allocate resources incorrectly and wastefully, especially for public and social policies, I'm not all that keen on living that way.

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