It should come as no great shock to any reader of Hellfood, that the rates of child obesity have risen to dangerous levels. If left unabated, childhood obesity will make diabetes as common as chicken pox for our youth. In a surprise move (to me), Congress is trying to enact legislation that will ban junk food from public schools.

Normally, I am opposed to government intervention at the expense of personal freedom. However, in this case, I have to agree with Congress. It’s a health crisis. We’re too fat, parents aren’t getting the job done and it’s time for the government to step in. I hate the “Nanny-state” as much as anyone, but forcing government-run schools to only provide nutritious food, just makes sense to me. Parents will still be free to send their kids to school with awful food, but as long as the money is coming from taxpayers, it will no longer pay for crap. Hellfood supports this initiative, and we hope you do too.

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Detroit News