Answer:
In theory, we could make foods that are unhealthy (which would otherwise be undesirable) taste better with less additives, and thus allowing heathier foods to be more prevalent in everyone's houses. Even though processed food is unhealthy, people still buy it because it tastes good. But if we can change the way people taste food, We may be able to reduce the amount of salt content in foods, and other things in foods that would normally make them taste good and even potentially encourage people to buy healthier foods instead of processed ones. However, there are some potential issues with this strategy.
1. Trust Issues: While most people probably don't look at the nutrition facts of food products to find artificial flavors at the grocery store, some people might not want to ingest such food-altering chemicals. These people could make it hard for this approach to work, because they can discourage others from buying the food product.
2. It May Not Be Ready: While research and development of artificial flavors has gone on for years, it still might not be good enough for this purpose. Take artificial sweeteners and candy for example. Some artificial sweeteners don't taste very good and aren't true replacements for sugar. Lots of candies say one their wrappers, that they are a specific flavor. But when you taste them, they don't always taste like that flavor. The same issue can be faced when trying to make foods healthier. The chemicals used could potentially not work correctly, which can cause the food to not taste the way it's supposed to.
In conclusion, I don't think that this approach is viable, because of the possibility of it not working as expected.
Explanation:
This is what I thought of off the top of my head. Hope it helps!
