Too much topping

I don't like to end the month sounding moany, and this is a revisit of a previous grievance anyway, but I've started now so I may as well voice my thoughts and get them out of my head...
I really don't think it's a good thing that we've developed a 'more is better' attitude to the way we produce desserts in this country. We had a meal out this evening and the dessert menu was like reading a 6-year-old child's version of what a balanced meal might be.
"Triple-chocolate brownie with a rich chocolate sauce, served with clotted cream ice cream and adorned with sprinkles and a Flake".
And that was probably the healthiest item on the list.
I thought we were supposed to be getting better at this stuff as time went on? I thought we were supposed to be learning from our past mistakes and discovering more and more about healthy eating? I thought we were getting better information from experts, and that we were all supposed to be heeding the advice that came about as a result of that information?
How come I can't buy a regular, old-fashioned glass of Pepsi in 90% of the pubs in Britain now (due to the 'sugar tax' on drinks) and yet I can order a dessert in the same establishment that contains enough sugar to give an oversized hippo 6 different types of diabetes? What, actually, the hell, is going on here?
There seems to have been a weird cultural change from 'have things in moderation' to 'eat what the Hell you like'. There seems to have been a shift in thought that says people telling you how to eat properly are somehow infringing on your rights and if you obey them you're 'a slave to the system'. "Fuck them - I'll show 'em - pass me another Eccles cake" seems to be the prevailing dietary trend of the times.
Many people - women especially, it has to be said - seem to think a cake is an acceptable choice for a meal. Not a third course; not a treat; but an actual one-off option for a lunchtime intake of 'food'. I see it all the time. "Oh, I'm not really hungry. I'll just have a slice of gateau." There are plenty of eateries these days where the only things on the 'menu' are hot drinks and huge lumps of cake. The number of places where I can get the kind of decent lunch that I desire is getting lower and lower by the week. And there's no push-back from anyone else that might have a sensible attitude to all this because we're all too scared to say anything for fear of being accused of 'shaming' people.
I suppose the good thing is that - (if I may speak extremely here for a second) - the people following this new trend will all die much earlier, and the markets will change to suit the demands of those remaining, and then those of us interested in a healthy lifestyle will be left to enjoy a world dominated by salads and protein.
So I don't have to be angry, just patient...

RC 31-8-24