A state promotes obesity in deference to individual liberty

Joan Retsinas

04/20/2013

A test for state legislators: More than one-third (35 percent) of your population is obese. It ranks No. 1 in pulchritude – the fattest of the 50 states. Since the other states are not especially trim, that rank is noteworthy. What do you, as a state, do? a) Make restaurants turn out healthier cuisines. b)…

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