Nah, they would be demonized for trying to control people's bodies.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/michelle-obama-responds-to-ba...

Obesity is killing people for decades now.

Telling people "just get fit" doesn't work.

Covid did motivate a few folks I know to start hiking, even without a government push.

Everyone always trots this one out but it’s horse sh*t. There have been long standing widespread efforts in basically every country to raise the awareness of obesity and the benefits of a balanced diet and exercise. These are enormous public health campaigns which continually fall on deaf ears because people would rather not change their behaviour. These messages have continued for the last 2 years, but are utterly drowned out by the more acute problem which is the spread of covid and morbidity and mortality attached to it

Companies spend massive amounts on encouraging employees to exercise…. are you saying all companies have to do is explain exercise would reduce early mortality rates and then they can cut their fitness incentive spending while saving tons of money on health insurance?! That easy?!

CDC alone can't solve an issue that stems from high sugar food encouraged by the subsidies from the government.

Please note that I'm not knocking on subsidies as a concept but the sugar subsidies which enable the low cost diet in the US.

There are tons of federal fitness programs.

meanwhile I can't get my health insurance's 'health spending account' to pay for my gym membership...