---

How Many MeMe Roths Are There? (5/16/12)
Of all the would-be dietary dictators, wannabe syrup-saboteur MeMe Roth is perhaps the most freely contemptuous and openly hateful toward those who would choose the simple pleasures of food and drink, whatever their weight. We, however, suspected she wasn’t alone in thinking America’s food consumers were mere children, so a few years ago, we helped the “moderate” food police express their opinions of Washingtonians' cherished personal decision-making power in simple terms: Now we know MeMe’s not alone, and we don’t even need to “help.” In...
read more...


Garbage In, Food Police Out (5/10/12)
A new projection that 42 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030 is making news just in time for the nation’s food police to gather in the nation’s capital and collaborate on their Social Engineer’s Manifesto. That sounds like awfully providential news. And now, thanks to an op-ed in Newsday, we know a little bit more about how, in spite of falling added-sugar consumption and a leveling off of obesity rates, this result was generated. The authors note: The assertion, however, is as reliable...
read more...


Take Up The Thin Man’s Burden, Says Public Health Community (5/8/12)
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), a group that advises the federal government on medical and public health issues, released a report today outlining its recommended strategies to reduce the obesity rate. And while it had nice things to say about increasing physical activity, the meat of the report was unfortunately a declaration of war on consumer choices. The report called for draconian regulations on food marketing, demonstrably ineffective soda taxes, discredited “food desert” subsidies, questionable restaurant zoning bans, and meddlesome menu item regulations. Given that...
read more...


Institute Of Medicine’s New Obesity-Prevention Strategies Miss The Mark (5/8/12)
Center for Consumer Freedom Refutes IOM Strategy to Reduce Consumer Choices Washington, DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is refuting the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) new report, “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation,” which misguidedly calls for the government and industry decision-makers to actively reduce the number of choices Americans have when they sit down to eat. The IOM report proposes to improve the food environment by taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, creating restaurant zoning laws, and giving...
read more...