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With 33% of adults and 17% of children obese, the U.S. is facing an obesity epidemic. A major risk factor for expensive, chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, it costs our health care system nearly $150 billion a year. Should government intervene, or is this a matter of individual rights and personal responsibility?
For the motion:
Dr. David Satcher-Former Surgeon General of the United States
Pamela Peeke, MD-Physician and Chief Medical Correspondent, Discovery Health TV
Against the motion:
Paul Campos-Author, The Obesity Myth & Law Processor, University of Colorado
John Stossel-FOX Business News Anchor & Commentator
John Donvan, correspondent for ABC News Nightline, moderates the IQ2US debate series. The debates are held live here at the Skirball Center, broadcast on NPR and WNET/Thirteen and available for download through iTunes.
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Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate Packages are currently available in sets of five tickets to the Spring 2012 series. Dates and tentative debate topics are:
Spring 2012
January 10 | The U.N. should admit Palestine as a full member
February 7 | Obesity is the government’s business
March 13 | China does capitalism better than America
April 17 | The internet is making us more politically narrow minded
May 8 | Ban college football
*Please note - in remaining current and relevant, debate topics and motions are subject to change.
