Should the government have any role in fighting obesity or improving the health of its citizens?

[loyalsister]

27. It is very much a matter of opportunity

Food banks here, reliably offer mac and cheese, and other boxed pasta dinners reliably. Sometimes frozen veggies but usually canned. In fact, lots of canned stuff. Fruit is rare.

Cooking and eating are such a matter of habit that it is difficult to change. Opportunities for learning without pressure should available. Government funding in that case would be useful.
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"France/Japan have higher percentages of smokers yet longer lifespans and better health outcomes; studies on alcohol & drug consumption that show reactions to those substances are dependent on prior assumptions..."

I wonder if they corrected for rate and level of consumption over time? I suspect there would be a difference. I think chugging contests and beer bongs are probably an American phenomenon.