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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The difference is popular conception. Laws aren't set based on science. They're set based on what enough people believe. People believe energy drinks are worse and thus they get regulated whether or not it's true.

Advertising, audience, and stereotypes play a part in this too. Coffee is stereotypically consumed by older people, whereas energy drinks are often younger people (who older people find annoying). Coffee also has a much greater social acceptance that would make it controversial to regulate. End result is that it's popular to limit energy drinks but unpopular to point out that coffee has far more caffeine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Laws aren't set based on science.

That is big problem in our societies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a weird trend. Products that are popular with youth and "seem" un-healthy get banned by populistic laws, despite limited evidence proving them actually being un-healthy.

The other prominent example I can think is vaping. I don't even vape, but it's weird to see it demonized as much as cigarettes, when the evidence for it being as harmful is very limited.