• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The ridiculous amount of propaganda about the benefits of consuming way too much dairy being forced onto school children is a great example of regulatory capture.

    I mean, if given the stark choice of drinking soda or drinking milk (or, lol, chocolate milk), it’s probably better to drink milk. But that’s not really much of a choice…and our health system is groaning under this kind of thing. This is like back in the 50s when doctors would tell you that smoking is GOOD for you, and they could even say it in advertisements.

    But this is like the McDonald’s plan of advertising - get them while they’re young and you have a customer for life. Even better if they are a captive audience like in public schools.