UK: BMI Calculator Caused Excess Consumption

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The Spin

Right narrative

This is yet more blatant evidence of public sector incompetence, but the people who keep urging London to expand the nanny state and further meddle in our lives keep pressing on. While obesity is undeniably a problem, Britons should take responsibility for their own actions instead of relying on government bureaucrats.

Left narrative

Amid fears of facing backlash for interfering in people's diet choices, the UK government over the past decades has failed to tackle the obesity crisis in the country as they favored individual responsibility rather than systemic interventions. Given that this is clearly not working, politicians must be brave and follow the successful actions taken to curb smoking. This is a matter of calibrating the approach.

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