Mississippi Governor Signs ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ Bill
One week after a judge blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s supersize soda ban, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Monday that prevents municipalities from governing what or how much people can eat and drink.
In a state where one in three adults is obese, the so-called “anti-Bloomberg bill” received bipartisan support.
“It is simply not the role of government to micro-regulate citizens’ dietary decisions,” Bryant said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. “The responsibility for one’s personal health depends on individual choices about a proper diet and appropriate exercise.”
Mississippi consistently posts some of the lowest life expectancy rates in the nation. With an average life span of 74.8 years, a study by the American Human Development Project ranks the state last for life expectancy. The average life expectancy in the United States is about 78 years.
ABC
3/19/13
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