Is Obesity the Government?s Business?

The motion for the debate is ?Obesity is the Government?s Business.? WebMD Chief Lifestyle Expert Dr. Pamela Peeke will partner with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher to support the motion that government has a role to play in fighting obesity. They will argue that federal initiatives achieve results private ones can?t match, and that the medical, economic, and psychological stakes of obesity are too high to ignore. Meanwhile, Paul Campos, a law professor and author of The Obesity Myth, will team up with Fox News anchor John Stossel to oppose the motion, contending that peoples? waistlines are their own responsibility. For Stossel, the idea of government intervention conjures up scenes from dystopian fiction?agents snatching cupcakes from our hands or forcing us onto treadmills. Campos, less concerned about preserving basic American liberties and more intent on reducing the stigma associated with obesity, believes that the government should promote nutritious foods and active lifestyles for their proven health benefits, but leave body size out of the equation.?

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