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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
It isn't quite as black and white as it appears to be.
Is the company pouring money into research or lobby groups which supports their business model? I.e. Transfats aren't that bad for you or Aspertame isn't dangerous or Drug X is good for you because a Pharma company told your doctor how amazing it was with their own funded study(I am not making a claim one way or another, but you see my point).
Consumers are flooded with a lot of misinformation and sometimes the truth isn't out there to be found because it is clouded by money.
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Except that we do see a lot of educational bits that transfats are bad for you and Aspertane can be dangerous.
The advertising of Drugs is actually a poor example because those ads are forced to lay out potential side effects.
On the counter balance of these products with "dangerous" Ads we see the effects of the courts.
The government shouldn't limit, it should however enforce and educate.