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Whos Afraid of the Nanny State? Rogan Kersh Wake Forest University, USA April 2014 Of Nannies and Nudges: Current State of Obesity Policymaking Slide 2 Plan of Presentation O Nanny State: pejorative frame O Extended case study: Obesity politics/policy O State responses O Retreat: Laissez-faire O Submerge: Invisible policies O Divert: Libertarian-paternalist nudges O Advance: Use states coercive powers O Reframe: Emphasize nanny positives Slide 3 Obesity: Policy Issue? Slide 4 1998 Slow-Motion Epidemic 2010 1990 No Data