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.