Viewpoint: Why taxes, regulations, and scare tactics won’t convert people into eating healthier Economist | October 20, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/10/20/viewpoint-why-taxes-regulations-and-scare-tactics-wont-convert-people-into-eating-healthier/ Decades of gentle nudging haven’t slowed the global obesity epidemic, so governments are getting pushier — slapping warning labels on junk food, taxing it, and restricting where it can be sold, as The Economist reports.