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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Obesity Discrimination Bill Proposed


"A bill that would force some Mississippians to back away from the buffet, or any restaurant, has begun its trip through the 2008 Legislature.

House Bill 282 would prohibit restaurants from serving food to anyone who is obese, based on criteria from the state Department of Health…

A 2007 report put that state’s obesity rate at 30.6 percent - the worst in the nation."

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