Reporter Joyce Howard Price details the U.S. government’s expanding and intrusive “war on fat.” Comments from nannies at the Centers for Disease Control put much of the blame for childhood obesity on fast food chains offering “megaportions” and food eaten outside the home. “Right now this anti-obesity campaign is only in its infancy,” says a USDA spokesman. (“Fat Chance: The Government’s War on Obesity,” The Washington Times, 1/30/00, No link available.)
