Thursday, November 18, 2010

Candy Tax In Europe

I knew this was going to happen, I knew the minute a couple of states in the US started talking about a candy tax that things would start to spiral out of control.  The two problems with a candy tax are that it's almost impossible to define what is a candy (trust me I've been trying for 10 years) and secondly people think obesity will disappear if you tax candy.  Obesity isn't just a single sourced problem, candy is a part of people's diets, and only a small part that has to be examined with the obesity issue.

Candy is, in my mind, one of the most honest sectors of the food industry on the subject.  No decent candy maker in the world would say that their product is healthy on it's own and a great way to lose weight.  Candy is a treat that should be eaten in moderation and is not the answer to all health problems.  You may think it's odd to make this claim, that candy is "not the answer to all health problems", however many food companies make this claim.  It's ridiculous to assume any one food can make you healthy, and it's ridiculous to assume that any one food can make you unhealthy as well.

Click here to read about the possibility of a candy tax in Europe.

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