Why can't pop, candy, and deep fried cooking be illegal?

Diabetes, obesity, tooth decay, and heart attacks--yum those taste GREAT...can I have another? These also lead to an increase in Health Care costs/Health-Dental Insurance and laziness--which hurts the economy. Heck obesity has even been known to break up marriages, social rejection, and low self esteem. And what diabetic likes carrying around their 'crap'?
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Hmmm. Obesity, tooth decay, heart attacks. Yep, have to agree with you there. Diabetes? Where the hell did you get the idea that diabetes is solely caused by what we consume? You had a great premise going and then almost totally ruined it with your ignorance of this condition. While diabetes CAN have a dietary and/or lifestyle cause, it is generally caused by some other factor (ie genetics, age etc.). The link I've provided below should get you up to speed on it. Otherwise, great question. Heart attacks can also have various causes (ie an injury, resulting in a venal or arterial blood-clot that travels through the heart) although the major cause is, indeed, dietary. Even obesity can have an underlying cause, other than solely dietary. An underactive thyroid gland (Hypothyroidism), if untreated, can cause massive weight-gain and lead to obesity, among other problems. Some obese people suffer from a form of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), which causes them to form an obsession with food and to eat compulsively. Again, though, the major cause of obesity is not an underlying illness, but is solely dietary. Tooth decay IS solely dietary, although following a strict oral hygiene routine can reduce the incidences dramatically. While I agree that these 3 are raising Health & dental care costs, I don't believe the answer lies in making anything illegal. Better education is the answer - it isn't good enough to say that fatty foods could make you obese, or that excessive amounts of candy will give you toth decay. That said, can you really see the soft-drink/candy manufacturers or the giant fast-food chains allowing this? Or how about the health/dental insurance companies and health/dental care providers? No. There's too much profit to be lost.
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