Professor Michael Marmot says we have to do more to stop people getting obese. Inevitably he will be accused of a "nanny state approach" - this is his answer:
He cited two examples of communicable diseases, smallpox and water-borne diseases, which collective social action have largely eliminated. "We didn't say at the time, 'Oh, this is the nanny state providing clean water for people - people should decide for themselves whether they want to drink water with cholera in.' Nobody would say that today. Diet is a bit more complicated but we want the availability of a nutritious supply of food."The rest is here.
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