Studies Suggest Politics Is Key To Tackling Widespread Obesity

The study proves the researchers have s**t for brains.

Politicians could do more to tackle the spread of obesity, a new series of studies suggests.

Governments are being urged to encourage better eating habits by supporting financial incentives to enable production of healthier foods, such as subsidised fruit and vegetable production and levies on calorie-rich foods.

Local authorities are also being called upon to promote creation of neighbourhoods that allow residents easy access to good local parks and shops, encouraging people to be more active.

A sampling of politicians, their wives and their appointees:

Regina Benjamin, US Surgeon General:

Barack Obama, POTUS:

Michelle Obama, FLOTUS and Sarah Brown (first 2 images):

Scottish First Minister and his wife (the study was from Scotland):