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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Steven Cooksey says all he wanted to do was help other diabetics get healthy, but a North Carolina agency tried to censor his online healthy food advice column, saying he was not a licensed dietitian.
Cooksey filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court, saying the state violated his free speech rights.
"When did it become illegal to tell people to eat meats and vegetables?" Cooksey said in an interview with The Associated Press. "How is it illegal to tell people not to eat grains? We're talking about healthy eating. This is wrong."
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition and several board members are named as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on Cooksey's behalf by the Institute for Justice, a national civil liberties group.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ccde419cec9e41e2853bedeae0bd8da6/NC--Diabetic-Blogger/
Cooksey filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court, saying the state violated his free speech rights.
"When did it become illegal to tell people to eat meats and vegetables?" Cooksey said in an interview with The Associated Press. "How is it illegal to tell people not to eat grains? We're talking about healthy eating. This is wrong."
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition and several board members are named as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on Cooksey's behalf by the Institute for Justice, a national civil liberties group.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ccde419cec9e41e2853bedeae0bd8da6/NC--Diabetic-Blogger/