Americans are divided on where government belongs in obesity battle
date:Jan 15, 2013
70% think it's a good idea.

That's a start, said Khadijah Al-Amin, 52, of Coatesville, Pa. The fat content should be put up there in red letters, not just put up there. The same way they mark something that's poisonous, so when you see it, you absolutely know.

But nearly 6 in 10 people surveyed oppose taxes targeting unhealthy foods, known as soda taxes or fat taxes.

And when it comes to restricting what people can buy -- like New York City's recent ban of supersized sodas in restaurants --
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