The interesting thing here is we literally NEED food for survival. We do not need cocaine to survive…although I thought I needed it when I was addicted to it a long time ago.
Food consists of more than just processed foods full of refined sugars. We can survive on foods that don’t trigger addiction pathways - should we want to. On the other hand excess sugar intake is related to massive social and public health costs - including diabetes, mental illness, and early mortality - so it is reasonable to put it in its own category.
Although which activities we get addicted to isn’t really my concern here. It’s the ignorance and double standards that worry me most.
The interesting thing here is we literally NEED food for survival. We do not need cocaine to survive…although I thought I needed it when I was addicted to it a long time ago.
Food consists of more than just processed foods full of refined sugars. We can survive on foods that don’t trigger addiction pathways - should we want to. On the other hand excess sugar intake is related to massive social and public health costs - including diabetes, mental illness, and early mortality - so it is reasonable to put it in its own category.
Although which activities we get addicted to isn’t really my concern here. It’s the ignorance and double standards that worry me most.