It’s much easier to lecture individuals about their eating habits than it is to take on the food giants that work against our efforts toward healthHow ironic to learn this week that the British government is resisting pressure to tax sugary foods just as Oprah Winfrey has announced she has purchased a 10% share in Weight Watchers. Oprah’s decision had instant consequences: $700m in revenue for the weight-loss company over the course of the two days following the announcement; dozens of articles extolling the rush as a savvy business deal for both parties; and,for people like me, a growing suspicion that the transaction signified a fundamental flaw in our culture.
Winfrey was quoted in a press release praising the “lasting shift” that Weight Watchers induces in its members. In some ways she’s apt: this seems a fair programme that introduces its clientele to an intelligent way to deem about food and exercise. Among weight-loss companies, or it is a lesser evil; for some,it is a lifesaver.
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Source: theguardian.com