Columnist Argues Food Regulations Change Eating Behavior

Sept. 7, 2012

Marion Nestle, nutrition, public policy expert and columnist for The San Francisco  Chronicle, argues food regulation changes behavior more than education. Nestle argues restrictions and taxes on food can make the healthy choice the default choice. Consumers will usually pick the default choice, which will change their eating behavior more than being told about calories and the increases in obesity. Full article. 

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