From Whitehouse.gov, released June 10, 2010.

EXECUTIVE ORDER: ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment. There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (Council).

Sec. 3. Purposes and Duties. The Council shall:

(c) contains a list of national priorities on health promotion and disease prevention to address lifestyle behavior modification (including smoking cessation, proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, mental health, behavioral health, substance-use disorder, and domestic violence screenings) and the prevention measures for the five leading disease killers in the United States;

Full Text: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-establishing-...

Since when did the Constitution provide the federal government (or any government) the authority to determine "proper nutrition" or "appropriate exercise"? What will "prevention measures" for the leading disease killers look like? It's a slippery slope, and we can thank the Congress that did not even read the damn bill for opening this pandora's box...

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