Obese guy here, we know. We don't really need the health system to tell us to drop weight (though of course, as a doctor inform us anyway). What we need is a su

Obese guy here, we know. We don't really need the health system to tell us to drop weight (though of course, as a doctor inform us anyway). What we need is a sufficiently strong reason. Food is great and tasty, so we need a really good reason. Mind you, everything is also more difficult as an obese person, so convincing me to lose weight so that I can e.g run better is really kinda pointless. Doctors and the medical system can help with the issues around it, and manage the effects, but they are really the wrong place to solve it. And no, the answer isn't making the streets more walkable (the streets around where I live are pretty walkable), or more places to exercise, since obesity is a diet thing. And there is the issue, I think. The modern world is outstanding at solving wants by adding things. The problem is here you have to solve a problem by removing things. I don't think this problem is solvable in the modern world at all, unless you are willing to institute calorie ration cards.