The question I am asked most often when doing TV and radio interviews is “so what’s your solution to obesity?” The question invariably comes after I have been pooh-poohing a nanny state proposal designed to interfere with the food supply. Leaving aside medical interventions such as bariatric surgery and semaglutide, my solution to obesity is…
Christopher Snowdon
Christopher Snowdon is a journalist and author and head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is the author of The Art of Suppression, The Spirit Level Delusion, and Velvet Glove; Iron Fist. His latest book, Polemics, is an anthology of 42 articles and essays about paternalism, economics, politics, science and culture. His interests include lifestyle freedoms, dodgy statistics and policy-making. He lives in Sussex, England.