by ZAID JILANI, Republic Report
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
With widespread obesity, heart disease, lung cancer, and other ailments that can result from unhealthy diets continuing to be pressing problems in the United States, freshman Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) introduced a bill last week to shield food and beverage companies from any government advertising or publicity informing the public about the dangers of consuming certain products.
DesJarlais’s bill is called the “Protecting Foods and Beverages from [...]
