Question

Compare Congressman Tim Huelskamp’s view of government involvement in addressing obesity issues with Laura Collins Lyster- Mensh’s view. Use supporting evidence from the lesson to support your comparison. Your response should be a minimum of three complete sentences.

Answer 1

Answer: Tim Huelskamp is against the program of prohibiting upper caloric limits at schools, fearing that kids might waste food instead of being healthy, and Laura Collins Lyster- Mensh is against putting your children on a diet, just for fearing obesity. Both of them disagreeing on extreme rules for "avoiding" it.

Explanation: Tim Huelskamp stated on "No Hungry Kids Act",  which is against the measures of prohibiting the consume unhealthy food at school, that "The goal of the school lunch program is supposed to be feeding children, not filling the trash cans with uneaten food."

On the other hand, Laura Collins discusses the issue of families putting their children on a diet, because they are afraid of them getting obese, which has her disagreeing as well with extreme "preventing measures" from the government.