Episode 208 • • 1:51:21 - 1:56:34
208: Fat China
Executive Order, National Prevention Council and Lifestyle Modification
President Obama issued an executive order establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council. The council is tasked with "lifestyle behavior modification" targeting smoking, nutrition, and "sedentary behavior." The hosts link this to the "nanny state" and the mainstreaming of monitoring technology like Lindsay Lohan's SCRAM alcohol-monitoring bracelet.