Why does America sell so many unhealthy, high-calorie foods?

[Jewelmyth]

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They are literally trying to make people obese and kill them.

[molonski2]

People are simply unable to even remotely self regulate , I'm watched them , yet it's legal to sell this crp and create a death sentence , and much much worse as all the cancer pain that will come with the processed sugar.


In the name of " Freedom of choice " we are simply prepared to kill our own country men a women.

The answer? Get fat drugs = No No No

May as well go back to 3 packets of durries a. day ! These current outcomes are just horrendous.

[Chazmatazz269]

They’re not trying to kill people. They’re feeding the endless record breaking profits business models of the healthcare and insurance industries.
They don’t want us dead. They want us on the “healthcare” treadmill.
Everything is about money under “capitalism”.

[Parakeeta]

Yeah, but if you can't afford the health care or are older they will let you die. Jacked up insulin so many years ago, some died. Some have to choose between rent and medicine. So many stories. So many older people say they don't think they care about old people. Probably cause they want them off social security, etc. They aren't working to keep the system going anymore.

[OneViewpoint]

The question should be "why do Americans buy so many unhealthy high calorie foods?"

If you're really cynical like me you see a systematic Capitalist plan at work here.

• Create a nation of isolated couch potatoes with TV, the internet, and video games.
• Take control of the food supply and shove cheap processed food down their throats from birth. Sugar, salt, and fats are the magic ingredients.
• Destroy the public education system to leave them weaker.
• Make healthcare unaffordable and out of reach.
• What you end up with is an economic slave class to replace the middle class.
• You can feed them propaganda. They are uneducated and have no connection to other people, no resources. The become fat and lazy. In short they become a herd of powerless cows.
• You can sell them drugs that never cure anything but instead keeps them buying for life. For things like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity (GLP-1 drugs).
• You milk the cows for every drop of economic wealth they create from womb to tomb. They die penniless and you get rich.
• That is American Capitalism. A systematic enslavement of the masses where they go willingly for 75 years and die quietly when they are no longer productive and run out of wealth to steal. Like cows.

[Parakeeta]

So many reasons. They pit things in the foods to make them more addictive. Demographics
Price. Adding more coloring , calories and chemicals in the American versions

[ohsheeT]

It goes to show you right there our government does not have the best interest for their people whatsoever it's all about greed and the Mighty Dollar

The one thing that we still do have in this moment is choice Whether to put it in our body or not

But at the same time you would think our government Would give us better options Instead of just giving us all junk And trying to survive on Trying to have brain power Trying to live a healthy life We can't do it with The synthetic chemicals that we're getting in food

So I would definitely think your government for at least thinking about you

[strateguy632]

But the one selling is NOT the government

[Parakeeta]

@strateguy632 government let's them sell it.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Because the sinful gluttons that Americans are make them the best customers.

Keep in mind that it's not only the Americans that fall for unhealthy, high-calorie foods.

But, yeah, the Americans are the first that come to mind.

[FunkyMonkee]

Greed, money, corruption. I think a lot of our present day woes are caused by the shit they put in our food and water: the supposed dramatic upswing of autism (but I also think that's mostly some kind of cultish mindset like, a lot of people are envious that others have it so, they claim they have it, too or are at least on the spectrum. Obviously, cancer! And being transgender. I suspect they put stuff, probably hormones, in the water or food and women ingest it while pregnant and it goes into the baby creating another TS.

[lightbulb27]

Our junk food used to be decent quality, now it's garbage food.

I think it's corruption from top down, money.

I like what I see in China... they enforce rules as follows... don't make trouble or problems. Don't lie or cheat. If you do, you get killed.

that solves a lot of problems doesn't it.

Good job seeing through the haze blown at us over last 40 years. It wasn't like this so bad before 90's. something went very wrong... possibly the several collapses?

[strateguy632]

That is not the goal. Not to "make people obese and kill them." The eater chose the amount how many donuts to eat. And often chose unhealthy amount. That is the eater fault. You can't stop selling enjoyable snacks. We sell them BECAUSE buyers WANT to eat those snacks.

[loveslongnails]

" They are literally trying to make people obese and kill them."

You answered your own question. By America, you mean the USA, correct? The answer is simple:
* Promoting poor quality foods leads to poor health
* Poor health leads to medical treatments and doctors visits.
* Doctors visits lead to prescribing drugs
* Drugs lead to dependency
* Dependency on drugs means huge profits for pharmaceutical companies, investors and billionaires,
* Not to mention, the entire insurance scam profiteering system as well.

In other words, the powers that run the USA are billionaires and corporations, and they are all about profits, nothing else. Poor health and death are VERY profitable business models, so getting people sick, obese and dependent on medication is a planned, methodical way to extract profits.

[Glenn-mann13]

It’s a free market in the USA, which means the government doesn’t have a say as to what is allowed for sale as long as it meets safety standards for disease, chemicals, and poison.

The people choose what they want and buy those products and businesses wanting to stay in business sell those products

[strateguy632]

Well said. The donut IS safe. The problem is a glutton. People eat too much.

[Pohjolan]

@Glenn-mann13
You think EU doesn't have a free market?
Sure they are more strict on chemicals and poison but its not like butter or sugar is rationed.

[Glenn-mann13]

@Pohjolan While the EU is also considered a free market it differs from the USA. Butter and sugar are not rationed as you stated but this post is about what is available for convenience foods not for what you make at home.

The EU limits many chemicals and preservatives which means many foods are prepared fresh daily rather than in bulk. Portion size is also limited so people aren’t eating as much of the junk.

If you really look into it there are many other small differences. Free markets yes, but not the same free markets

[Pohjolan]

@Glenn-mann13
Portion size is limited by demand. We absolutely do have all you can eat restaurants and one can buy mega packs of jelly filled donuts. Difference is that they come frozen to keep them from spoiling instead of excessive use of preservatives.
No the main difference is different food cultures. Like for a example here King Burger offers carrots as a alternative for fries as there is demand for it.

[Joshydavid25]

The good thing about America is that you cannot say that we are a starving country.. There are plenty of foods that are healthy and good for people, but most people love them sweet treats... And I don't blame them, I have a sweet tooth.. Companies put out what consumers want..

[Lesbologist]

Because they have people that will buy that shit in bulk and go hog wild scarffing it down while they choke it down with a diet soda to justify what they're doing? Maybe, just maybe?

[shish_kebab]

Drinking a diet coke to balance out the 18 donuts you just ate is kind of like when one of those greeny Hollywood celebrities drives a Prius to make up for the gigantic decadent carbon-filled Mansion they live in. 😜

[Lesbologist]

@shish_kebab The diet coke was supposed to solve all their problems. Did it though? I mean... did it though?

[shish_kebab]

No but it's kind of tasty.

[Lesbologist]

@shish_kebab No, but it was kinda tasty... that's exactly how these hogs think. We should sell them toilet water after my bad bowl movements mixed with sugar water... they will use it to wash the other trash down and we'll all make cash on then consuming trash. You think McDonalds wants in on our plans? I'm just saying... we're all going to be rich and shit.

[shish_kebab]

Yes, McDonald's primary goal is your health.

[SummerSunsets_x]

Personally, I think that certain colors are more appealing to others, that is why i think a lot of people drift to certain foods. But donuts are delicious and hard to stay away from. I think American is the worst with making and over processing food, if you look at the back of any food that you get it shows you the ingredients and half of those things are harmful to put into your body.

[SamIam96]

It's really simple. America doesn't sell anything. It's a free market. People buy the food they want to eat.

[Kassandra1994]

Thank you!

[Billlewis]

Because healthy food items cost a lot more, but you can always get cheap crap at a bargain, although it's a bargain only from a monetary standpoint.

[Massageman]

Effective advertising. They (manufacturers) make them (junk foods) tasty and inviting. And now, so many ads have "AI generated images" in them. Am I going to buy a skincare product that is made of fake images? Of course not. But maybe some else will. It takes more than a cute image and someone doing a happy dance to get me to buy something.

[Kingofkings1992]

Because they want to get as much of the population as obese as they can. With obesity, comes a plethora of health problems and thus healthcare companies are in business. The US cares more about a dollar than they do a human life. It's sad, but not the least bit surprising

[Phunk_Fenomenon]

because here still buy them and the American government cares about profit more than their people

[Anonymous]

health care industry can't make profits off of healthy people.

[Zack-Bann]

Easier to produce, more addictive, easier to market and sell.


A healthy lifestyle takes effort. And sacrifice.


Two things that don’t create corporate billionaires

[jshm2]

Because they don't really know how to make food.

Hence why most US made "food" is banned for export. Or has to be reformulated to allow export.

[ChicoFromThe305]

They want us sick to then charge us big bills for medical care

[zagor]

$$$. Make shit cheap and habit-forming and they will keep buying it.

Though not so cheap anymore...

[Anonymous]

Americans don’t know anything besides hamburgers. I wish they ate more nutritious and diverse foods like other cuisines do; at least they wouldn’t be dying from obesity. I went to America, and it felt like even the air smelled like French fries.

[sage2021]

Because a lot of people love donut 🍩

I love donuts but I only eat them once or twice a year.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Every country has some unhealthy high calorie foods but we have more cause everything is in abundance here

[slatyb]

For profit of course. They are able to do this due to a lack of regulation. I'm in France today and the food is far better.

[Paige2006]

Their goal is to get people addicted to them

[Premium2002]

It so how people depended on them. On government. Doctor need returning customers.

[blackeagle007]

Because they are high profit. Lot of sweet tooth’s in this nation

[Jackblue]

We are the descendants of those the rest of the world expelled, the poor and downtrodden. When we eat we eat.

[robocop666]

modern day diets are horrific to our health. Look at all the funny ingredients.

[genericname85]

cause people buy it and eat it. just your very foundational economics.

[gasman70]

because it's cheap and people buy it, hence a high profit margin

[LazerBean]

Because they taste good and people buy them.

[Pohjolan]

Fat positivity combined with American kitchen.

Almost every other diet woul

[DryGermanGuy]

Murricaaaah habs so much freedom! 🙄

[Parakeeta]

Greedy a-holes running sh! t

[katiesmuff]

Because people continue to buy them!

[NathanDavis]

people are addicted to it...

[Anonymous]

That's why Americans are mostly fat

[SofaKingsMart]

Because Americans are overindulgent.

[Alex-Snow]

Because idiots buy them. I agree with you!

[Just_Ken]

Because people buy them.

[Grond21]

Because they are able to scale them easily

[FreyaRed]

demand and supply.

[Kassandra1994]

Do not attack América. You idiot!

[RFC1872]

Because they want you dead and replaced.

[AviatorTom]

Simple, because they taste good.

[Bradleyyeldarb]

People buy them that’s why. Food addiction

[Effie1103]

So doctor can have customers.

[KostasKouvalis]

Because they taste good

[Kelly6]

@Jewelmyth capitalism

[NewtoCalifornia]

Because they taste sooo good!

[stevenkelly]

Cus people like it