You&#x27;re assuming some kind of independence of thought and action by the Government.  The problem is Government supports many of the dietary and lifestyle changes behind the obesity epidemic.  For example, in my U.S. community, the government builds miles and miles of roads but almost no sidewalks or bike paths.  Zoning here encourages the creation of low density subdivisions that are completely car dependent.  Nationally, historically the government food scientists have pushed foods like HFCS, trans fat, skim milk, and low fat&#x2F;high carb diets that newer research shows is part (most?) of the problem.  If government didn&#x27;t subsidize roads, meddle in food choices, and allowed health care insurance companies to charge the obese their actual risk-based cost, the obesity problem might not be as profound.