This is a continuation of my commentary (rant) about the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of strategies for communities to follow to prevent obesity.  These are the opinions of the sometimes cynical authoer and not a reflection of the postion of her employer.

Obesity is arguably the largest (no pun intended) global public health issue today. Governments, non-governmental organizations, academicians and the for-profit sector are all struggling with finding ways to be part of the solution. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a list of strategies that communities can follow to prevent obesity. It is an interesting hodge-podge of food and fitness related recommendations, some are science-based and some are, well, not. Here are some of the CDC’s strategies with editorial comment (which is the opinion of the cynical author and does not reflect the position of her employer).