Summary: Tonight on Beating Neuropathy, we have Hank Cardello as our special guest again this week. Once again, we are going to be discussing the topic of obesity. This has become one of the biggest topics in the world of politics. Just a few weeks ago, the mayor of New York tried to but a ban on certain soda sizes in order to control the intake of them. The next step that politicians are thinking of taking is taxing unhealthy products. Although this would help the economy by bringing in plenty of extra money, it would not be enough to stop most people from buying the product and it would not stop the company from producing it. There are many barriers that are preventing people that are obese from losing weight. The biggest barrier is the fact that the taste of a healthier product is not as pleasing to people as a product that is bad for them. The next issue is the media. The media can make a product seem much less appealing to many consumers and keeps them from trying that product. One of the solutions that is being tried is to make sure there are labels on all products. This is nice because it informs the consumer of what they are going to buy, but it has been shown that this does not change the amount of calories that they choose to buy. Supermarkets can help by making low calorie or healthier food more prominent on their display shelves. This would encourage people to purchase healthier products versus unhealthy products. Please send questions, comments, or concerns to neuropathydr@gmail.com.
