Tax Junk Food/Regulate Contents?

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Michael-5 said:

You do realize they already do control what you eat? e.g. in Canada, Produce has no taxes (No Apple Tax!).

Anyway, if taxing junk food is too much, I'd at least like to see mandatory labels on foods in stores and in restaurants, which specify High Fat, High Salt, and High Sugar products. Anything above 300% your daily intake (per carb consumed) should at the very least, be indicated by law.

I don't understand this comment. Maybe it's different in Canada. I go to the grocery and choose what I want; there are no restrictions on anything, no control at all.

Nutrition information has become a big deal and everything is labeled at the store. At fast food there are either charts or pamphlets with this information as well.