Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2014
Abstract
Innovative mayors across America are seeking to shape personal decisions about diet and physical activity, taking a page from tobacco control. But attempts to limit personal choices of what to eat have drawn the ire of vocal critics and sometimes the rebuke of judges, with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s limit on soda portions becoming a key flash point. The public broadly accepts state power to control infectious diseases, but often draws a line at limiting dietary choices. The author wants to dispel some of the well-worn arguments in the obesity wars.
Publication Citation
92 Milbank Q. 173-176 (2014)
Scholarly Commons Citation
Gostin, Lawrence O., "Limiting What We Can Eat: A Bridge Too Far?" (2014). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 1515.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/1515
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