Jordan Laster on Nostr: Here's what I think would happen if this was done: 1. Shift from Quantity to Quality ...

Here's what I think would happen if this was done:

1. Shift from Quantity to Quality
People would be more likely to assess food based on what's in it rather than how much energy it has.

2. Highly-processed food loses some of its pull.
No more "low calorie" or "guilt-free" language on junk food.

3. Unintended Consequences
- Could increase overconsumption of food
- Could trigger new forms of eating disorders
- Junk food companies would find ways to obfuscate bad ingredients or make them look healthier than they are (i. e. natural flavors)

Since I've never looked at calories (even when I cut a TON of weight for wrestling), I don't see much use in them.

Removing them would do more good than bad IMO, but a shift like that would require more education.

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We should remove calories from food labels. There needs to be more of a focus on ingredients than calories.

Unpopular opinion?