Mississippi is the state with the highest rate of obesity. The state legislature has passed a bill "saying that any law that might restrict what Mississippians eat or drink has to go through them--barring federal regulations," meaning that no one can pass a law restricting any part of Mississippians' diets. Gov. Phil Bryant is likely to quickly sign this bill. Legislators call it the anti-Bloomberg bill, since Michael Bloomberg's attempt to limit sugared drinks was denied by a state judge. Although it may seem controversial, legislators want this bill to be passed because they don't want to government to tell people what they can and can't eat. The FDA is preparing a nation menu labeling law which would require calorie counts on menus and vending machines. The law was approved three years ago, but it has been hard to implement. The new Mississippi law would not require any formal portion sizes or calorie counts on menus.
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Paige Gallagher
3/18/2013 12:59:30 am

I think that the U.S. really should start giving smaller portions and calorie counts. It would make people more cogniscent of what they are eating and how bad it is. if you go to other countries and go to resturaunts their servings are much smaller than they are in the U.S. I think the state cant tell people what to eat, but they can always make food healthier.

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Laura Renzi
3/19/2013 04:21:00 am

I agree with page that a huge part of the problem is portion size. Going to restaurant in America, a portion is more than twice of that in some other countries. I have bought food before that has different serving sizes for Americans. I think that restaurants should become healthier.

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Andy
4/2/2013 11:03:39 pm

I think that including nutritional information on menus would be good. It would at least allow people to see how they are eating. Now, there is a law in Japan that states that males and females of a specified height must maintain a certain waistline measurement, thus decreasing obesity in Japan. It is actually illegal to be overweight in Japan.

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