The government should have a role in preventing obesity and promoting other good health measures, the public thinks—just as long as their interventions don't go too far.
Though the public is very supportive of government action aimed at changing lifestyle choices that can lead to obesity, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases, they are less likely to support such interventions if they're viewed as intrusive or coercive, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health study.
Researchers found a high level of support—between 70 percent and 90 percent—for government action on each of seven areas: preventing cancer, heart disease, childhood and adult obesity, and tobacco use; helping people control their diabetes; and reducing alcohol consumption.
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