obesity

The Nanny State: "The Happy Meal Ban" and other public health measures

Ben Trefny — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:51:24 +0000

The Nanny State: Comparing Richmond's soda tax to California's anti-smoking campaign

Isaac Silk — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:50:11 +0000

As controversy rages regarding the government's right to regulate health, some have been quick to compare the ideas of government regulation to preventing obesity, to legislation against lung cancer and smoking. While obesity and lung cancer are both health issues, research shows that they aren't as analogous as one might expect. Men who smoke a pack of cigarettes per day have a relative risk of mortality nearly four times higher than the national average. The relative risk of mortality from obesity isn't even close to that; it's 1.5 times the average.

The Nanny State: a Libertarian's view on legislating lifestyles

Isaac Silk — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:25:10 +0000

Marcy Berry is the Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of San Francisco. She spoke with KALW’s Isaac Silk about whether the government should be involved with legislating healthy lifestyles.

The Nanny State: Richmond's mayor not afraid to take on 'Big Sugar'

Isaac Silk — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:23:44 +0000

Sixteen percent of people in Richmond live below the poverty line. The city has the highest rate of diabetes deaths in Contra Costa County. But it also has one of the nation’s most progressive mayors, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.

Today on Your Call: How does US food and farm policy affect the world?

Malihe Razazan — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:52:45 +0000

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Raj Patel, author of “Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World food System" and Daniel Imhoff, author of "Food Fight: The Citizen’s Guide to Food and Farm Bill.” The US Farm Bill is currently being discussed by the Senate. How does the Farm Bill affect our food system? Who is behind crop subsidies? Why does it matter for the environment, the economy, and public health? Join