OK, we get it - you hate the UN

But come on:

White House Opposes UN Report on Obesity
The Bush administration is challenging a World Health Organization
report that outlines steps for nations to take to reduce obesity. In a
letter to the United Nations agency that is meeting next week, Health
and Human Services official William Steiger questioned the
organization's findings, said they were based on faulty science, and
called for changes to the report. The WHO report recommends eating more
fruits and vegetables and limiting fats and salt. It also suggests
governments limit food advertising aimed at children and encourage
their citizens to eat healthier foods. Taxes and subsidies could be
used to reduce the price of healthy food and make them more attractive
to consumers, the report said. The International Obesity Task Force
estimates that 300 million people worldwide are obese and 750 million
more are overweight, including 22 million children under age 5. Steiger
said in his letter that the WHO report did not adequately address an
individual's responsibility to balance one's diet with one's physical
activities, and objected to singling out specific types of foods, such
as those high in fat and sugar.

Posted by flow Frazao on January 16, 2004 at 02:32 PM | Permalink