The modern anti-vax movement started in the UK with Andrew Wakefield, I wouldn’t be quick to square the bulk of the blame with the US.

It’s a global phenomenon of the gullable, the willfully ignorany, and the vulnerable (usually through personal loss or trauma) - and the fraudsters who wish to take advantage of them.

That’s probably for the best Jamie Oliver - you do have a public persona to consider.

People who have materially contributed to this state of affairs Republican voters

This Venn diagram is a circle.

Ah, just what the Federation would aspire to: the silencing of any critical thought by undemocratically-installed secret leaders. Really does seem like the mod is a fan of NuTrek retcons.

(Secret because the mod log is usually obfuscated to users, so they don’t even know which mod deleted their comment to appeal the decision)

You can drink a zero sugar saccharine drink every day for the rest of your life and experience no problems from it whatsoever. It’s the most tested artificial sweetener in history and has been used commercially since the 1890s.

People switching to the low and zero sugar products is a good thing. It is much healthier than people drinking sugary beverages - which is the alternative that that they replace. They do not replace water.

Switching from smoking to vaping is an improvement, but not a fair comparison as vaping has been shown to have significant negative health impacts.