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point of view
Calorie -content laws won't solve obesity
Guess what? A
burger and fries
contains a lot of calories
and fat, and consuming
too many of them can
make you overweight.
That information is hardly
a news flash. Everyone
knows (or should know)
that eating greasy food is
not good for you.
But the Ontario govern-
ment is passing legisla-
tion that would remind
you, each and every time
you stroll up to the coun-
ter at your favourite fast-
food chain restaurant,
just how much of an
impact your waistline and
arteries will suffer when
you order high -calorie
foods.
The government
announced on May 26 the
passage of the Making
Healthier Choices Act.
Among the highlights is
the aforementioned
requirement on calorie
content, which would
affect restaurants, con-
venience stores, grocery
stores and other food ser-
vice enterprises that have
at least 20 locations in
Ontario.
While obesity is a prob-
lem in our society, having
more hoops for busi-
nesses to jump through,
with the accompanying
increase in expense, is
not the answer.
The problem is not just
bad food choices, but a
lack of activity, and the
challenge is embedded
within a vehicle culture in
which people would
rather circle a busy park-
ing lot for five minutes
looking for a close spot
rather than park and
spend a few more
moments walking to their
destination.
The problem is that too
many people are attached
to their electronic devices
— whether it be their
large -screen TVs or their
smartphones — instead
of turning things off and
getting out for a walk or
some gardening.
The problem is that one
of the first things a
municipal council looks
at in a potential develop-
ment is whether there will
be enough parking on
site, and in spending
money to build extra
lanes to enhance vehicu-
lar traffic, when the
money would have been
spent more wisely in
enhancing public transit
and in ensuring the area
around the development
is pedestrian and bicycle
friendly.
The government has
been addressing symp-
toms instead of root
causes.
Yet perhaps it's politi-
cally more convenient for
government to require
businesses to take on the
burden of more red tape
than to encourage the
design and development
of communities that actu-
ally promote, rather than
hinder, health.
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