Health
Election 2020: Judith Collins blaming obesity on ‘personal responsibility’ is ‘shallow, lazy and wrong’, experts say – Stuff.co.nz
The National leader encouraged people to own up to their “little weaknesses” – but health experts say we need policies like a sugar tax.
Blaming people for their own obesity is shallow, lazy and wrong, says one health expert after Judith Collins commented that overweight people need to take some personal responsibility.
The National party leader said her attitude to the obesity problem was not catchy”, adding: Do not blame systems for personal choices.
The party leader also encouraged people to own up to their little weaknesses while on the campaign trail on Tuesday.
But health and nutrition experts disagreed with the polit…
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