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Re:Adult Obesity Facts by woodruffw on Friday August 27, 2021 @12:40PM (#28329923)
We can probably look at large cities for appropriate policy here: increased investment in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, localized access to fresh groceries (eliminating food deserts), and investment in public parks and other facilities.

NYC's obesity rate is half of the nation's; we could still do better, but it's a starting point.

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Re:Adult Obesity Facts by JumpCrisscross on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:16PM (#28331216)
> NYC's obesity rate is half of the nation's

This is a function of density. We walk more. Look at the boroughs that drive and they're closer to the national average.

Replicating this in e.g. San Francisco would require overcoming the anti-development NIMBYs. That's a hard problem.

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