Tax the crap out of unhealthy food and subsidise heathy food
Who determines the definitions of unhealthy and healthy in these contexts? 30 years ago “fat” was the enemy, then it was “sugars”, many now claim its “carbs”, some would say “red meat” and there’s a new wave of “ultra-processed”.
And based on what I’ve seen manufacturers do with “the sugar tax”, I wouldn’t expect you will actually see an industry flip to healthy food – just adjustments to suit their marketing profile.
not just in supermarkets, but restaurants, takeout, etc. Make it so expensive that you have to consider alternatives.
Well its not like restaurant or takeout food is particularly affordable. But if you make changes like you are proposing – there will likely be job losses across the hospitality sector and potentially in food manufacturing too… does the ecconomic implications of those job losses have a greater or worse impact on societal health? You can’t really invent policy in isolation like that.
