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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Just an idea, but can shrinkflation on junk food have the side-effect of reduced obesity?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24886points) 1 month ago

Portion control, might have a positive effect on the health of consumers.

Humor and serious answers welcome.

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elbanditoroso's avatar

Unlikely. A person who is a junk-food addict is more likely to simply buy two of <whatever food or snack> and eat both of them, as opposed to eating less on account of the portion size.

Addicts are going to get their fix, no matter what.

seawulf575's avatar

Probably not, though INFLATION might. When people can’t afford food, they might lose weight.

ragingloli's avatar

Might be, since the contentious part of shrinkflation is not just that the amount shrinks, but the price stays the same. It is a defacto price increase. So someone who already eats mostly junk food for cost reasons probably would not be able to afford 2 packages of the same product to compensate.

smudges's avatar

They’ve already done that. Candy bars, chips, etc contain less product than they did 20 years ago. Same price or increased.

canidmajor's avatar

Not unless that is all you eat.

Forever_Free's avatar

Shrinkflation is creating larger issues (no pun intended)
More packaging waste and wreaking havoc on my recipe’s.

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