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Sep. 21, 2012
Can Government Bans Tackle Obesity?
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New York City's Board of Health approved a controversial and first-of-its-kind soda ban earlier this month. Marion Nestle of New York University and Brian Wansink of Cornell University debate whether government regulations are an effective way to fight the obesity epidemic.
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Produced by Denise Chow, Associate Producer
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Brian Wansink
Director, Cornell Food and Brand Lab
Cornell University
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Marion Nestle
Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health
New York University
New York, New York
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