Who's pretending it's unsolvable? The comment was merely pointing out that the current strategy in the US is not working. Whatever Japan's strategy is, I can g

Who's pretending it's unsolvable? The comment was merely pointing out that the current strategy in the US is not working. Whatever Japan's strategy is, I can guarantee it is not the type of lifestyle that is convenient in the US, and it's not making pleas for changes away from the current dominant lifestyle. I can't even get my city to allow basic Japanese style housing, or the type of housing that was commonly built a century ago, with daily needs within convenient walking distance and without threat of massive trucks and SUVs running me over. It's not even legal to build a neighborhood that would fit the Japanese lifestyle in the vast majority of the US. Perhaps that daily amount of activity is the difference in obesity, perhaps not, but following a typical American diet and the allowed types of transportation is clearly not helping us.