this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025
180 points (97.9% liked)
science
20686 readers
213 users here now
A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
rule #1: be kind
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
You're not going to win this argument, sugar intake is inwardly destructive, while alcohol is inward and outward. The victims of alcohol are not just the people that consume it, whether it be from drinking and driving, spousal abuse, watching someone you love deteriorating their brain and liver, etc.
This is not apples to apples at all.
Deff not apples to apples...
But which one is a public health emergency and which one has bigger lobby?
Alcohol is definitely a big public health issue. But if you think that getting rid of it is an option, we tried that once and it didn't go too well.
We ain't getting rid of sugar either... I am positing that we should be treating sugar like alcohol.
Policy and socially.