Individuals can, of course, make commitments to their health and buy gym memberships and go every day and become healthier. But if you want a healthier society, that's how you do it: Make living in your society healthier. And before we get the inevitable comments whining about social engineering and the imposition of preferences, let me remind folks that we're already there: Mother Nature did not create the freeways. Gaea does not subsidize high fructose corn syrup. We are already imposing preferences through public policy, and though they have a certain set of advantages, they also tend to promote ill health.
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