Olivier De Schutter of United Nations Wants Junk Food Regulations

Olivier De Schutter of United Nations Wants Junk Food Regulations

"U.N. Special
Rapporteur on the right to food Olivier De Schutter warned that obesity
is a bigger global health threat than tobacco use, lamenting that it
isn't taken as seriously as it should be

A United Nations official called for greater regulation of unhealthy foods on Monday, saying junk food is just as bad for global health as tobacco."

     My concerns  lie on the stigma , blame and abuse the obese child recieves.  The food environment  has a role to play in the obesity crisis and any discussion  surrounding taxing junk food  helps to lower  stigma. Paul M