Scientific orthodoxy and the Nanny State

CDC chief tries to deflate obesity debate

Here's a thought: Medical science, especially as reported to the general public, is so compromised today by conflicting results, irreproducible studies, and funding sources that in and of themselves skew the results, that most people I know discount the whole lot of 'em, and remark about how scientists and the government are just out to scare everyone to death.
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Sometimes people just need to be left to their own best judgements -- in other words, to be treated as adults.