Self-appointed health “experts” in and out of government are using the economic recession as an opportunity to regulate, legislate, and restrict our food choices.

Reuters reports that “the specter of ‘recession pounds” is becoming a favorite talking point of health professionals. “Recession-proof eating” is likely to become a hot 2009 trend, according to the Chicago Tribune. And “a diet for a new Depression” is needed, one nutritionist recently urged.