Soda Ban: Update in NYC and Mississippi's New Bill

I read an article on NPR this morning about a new bill in Mississippi that many are referring to as the "anti-bloomberg" bill (*bloomberg's bill has now been overturned by a judge).  This bill if passed - which many are speculating will, will basically buffer against governmental regulations on food.  The article does states some examples of certain regulations that this bill will help to avoid.  An important thing to keep in mind is that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the US and the second highest African American population per capita! This article really made me think back to when went over the very individualistic culture that the US has because this bill is basically that.  People want to make their own choices and well companies want more money.  But making choices isn't simple when it comes to food - you have to have knowledge and be informed, since this bill may eradicate nutrition labels on food, how is a consumer supposed to make the right choice?

I feel like this is creating a messy controversy over something as simple as maintaining a healthy diet - Bloomberg just shouldn't have implemented the legislation in the first place.  As this CNN article states smartly: "The so-called 'war on sugar' is not a culture war, it is a public health imperative backed by science." But because of Bloomberg's legislation or the usage of law to prevent people on buying something as basic as "food", it is turning out be a culture war.  Which is a huge mistake in my opinion - there are other smarter ways to go about it.