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Free refills? How dare you! That stomach doesn't belong to the consumer, it's merely being rented from the state!
Classic "nanny state" defense. The food industry invented that, by the way.
Citation needed.
That's like saying Patrick Henry invented liberty.
Free refills? How dare you! That stomach doesn't belong to the consumer, it's merely being rented from the state!
The merits of this new French law can be argued, but it is not an obvious overreach.
I remember my vacation in the states (in the South). I got served a absolutely massive glass of coca-cola with my dinner. When I had finally managed to finish it a waiter came and refilled the bloody thing when I wasn't paying attention. How can you enjoy your meal with that much to drink?
Free refills? How dare you! That stomach doesn't belong to the consumer, it's merely being rented from the state!
You are making an argument based on taking this to an extreme. But take it to the other extreme: is it governmental overreach that heroin is banned or is it a good public health policy? The merits of this new French law can be argued, but it is not an obvious overreach.
Given that the most effective treatment for heroin addiction is diacetylmorphine maintenance (aka, prescription-strength heroin)[0], I'd say it's definitely governmental overreach.
Is it just me who's thinking that individuals in modern societies are not capable anymore of making meaningful decisions, including how much to drink? We're sacrificing freedom here because we became incapable. That scares me.
well, they can make it up to 10 ... few really drink more than 3 silly rule
I remember my vacation in the states (in the South). I got served a absolutely massive glass of coca-cola with my dinner. When I had finally managed to finish it a waiter came and refilled the bloody thing when I wasn't paying attention. How can you enjoy your meal with that much to drink?
You don't have to finish your drink.
Obesity you are way ahead. But you do have a lot in common with the Mexicans for whatever reason:
https://healthhabits.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/how-fat-is-...
But food waste actaully the USA isn't that far ahead of others, so I partly take that back:
http://www.dow.com/performanceplastics/make-it-last/global-v...
You could advertise fitness, create tastier low calorie beverages, even advertise drinking a full glass of water before eating. Positive fitness outcomes can be found using non punitive means.
