In Defence Of Food

Why do people choose to eat products that are unhealthy for them?

People choose to eat unhealthy products because healthy food is generally more expensive to buy than unhealthy food. Not only is unhealthier food cheaper, it is also more accessible and in some cases tastier than healthy food, which is why people by it.

What roles/responsibilities does the gov't have in framing your choice?

The government should only have two responsibilties. The first is educating us on what foods are healthy and what's not. However, that doesn't mean they can tell us what we have to eat because it is our choice on how we want to eat whether it is healthy or not. The other responsibility is making sure we have access to all types of food we want to eat.