Bill would put warning label on sugary drinks
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO — Citing studies linking soda to obesity, a state lawmaker and medical experts proposed a first-in-the-nation bill Thursday that sugary drinks sold in California carry health warning labels similar to those on cigarette packs.
They want warning labels on the fronts of all cans and bottles of soda and juice drinks that have sugar added and 75 or more calories per 12 ounces.
The label would read: “STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.”
OMG. Save us from ourselves, please. We’re too stupid to live.
Where is it going to end???
So based on that comment… should we group you with the stupid people or not?
Oh, and dont forget Kidney stones ,
People who eat food, die.
All refrigerators should be warning labeled.
People who drink water, die.
All water taps in your house should be warning labeled.
Etc.
Etc.
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And just think TahoeAd. Cigarettes had NO warning labels for decades. Even when the Tobacco Industry knew they were deadly.
And anybody who was even slightly conscious was also aware that cigarettes were deadly before the warning labels were posted. Unless you lived in a cave.
Dog, my mother was told to start smoking by a doctor in the early-fifties to battle hypertension. would you consider that living in a cave?
The warnings started on the packaging in the late 60’s. By then it was WELL known that cigs were dangerous. Early 50’s? Not so much. Though there were a lot of reputable physicians who recommended against smoking even then. But A lot happens in 10 or 15 years, doesn’t it?
This comment does not support your earlier comment: “The warnings started on the packaging in the late 60′s.”
And if you look at a graph, smoking rates dropped drastically after the warning labels.
We have an equally large problem with health problems related to insane amounts of sugar being consumed. So warning labels seem like a very logical place to start.
Dog. That “cave” comment was way out of line and it does nothing to enhance your argument. Tobacco companies knew by the 1920’s that cigarettes and tar was linked to cancer. What did they do? They started their own private research commitees, TIRC, to discredit the scientific research. (Sound familiar to the global warming Oil/Coal denial research?) So do everyone a favor, and put down your no warnings for any reason argument and imagine what would have happened if cigarettes had had warning labels since the 1930’s?
Does anyone besides me find it in the least bit ironic that the photo on this article show 4 diet soda cans when the article speaks to sugar in soda?
AB. Regarding the photo. It’s the Lake Tahoe News edit. When you go to the source article, they show a picture of regular Dr Pepper bottles.