https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/02/07/hey-lets-ban-all-unhealthy-foods/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:46:53 -0400<![CDATA[The breadth of products controlled by the food industry &#8212; amply toxic and less so &#8212; is itself a symptom of a deeper problem that has public health symptoms, but a political economic cause. The food industry is an oligopoly that has transformed not only what we eat but how we eat it, and what we think of food. Which is why the logic of Proctor&#8217;s argument as it could apply to the food industry waits in the wings &#8212; for now. It&#8217;s hard to entertain the abolition of the food industry, because it&#8217;s difficult to imagine ourselves in a world without PepsiCo, Nestlé, Kraft (formerly part of Philip Morris), and friends, and their product lines.]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:20:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/02/07/hey-lets-ban-all-unhealthy-foods-n278828