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Nanny Stater Concludes Nanny State is Good

From the Department of Self-Congratulation, Nanny State advocate concludes Nanny State is good, from Fox News [1]:

Regulating fast food kids’ meals that include toys may end up making the meals healthier, according to a new study.

If a proposed new policy in New York City is approved, then fast food meals that come with toys would contain fewer calories overall, and fewer from fat and sodium, researchers report.

“We can create policies that will nudge us toward healthier behaviors,” said senior author Marie Bragg, of NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.

The proposed policy, which was introduced to the New York City Council, says fast food meals that come with a small toy must include a serving of fruit, vegetable or whole grain. The law would also limit meals with toys to no more than 500 calories, and it would place additional restrictions on fat and salt.

Mind you, everything the government has told you about food has been shown to be wrong.  But damn the facts, and full speed ahead with yet more government regulation.