What should be done about the Obesity rate in America?

What do you think should be done about the obesity rate in America? I currently Live in San Antonio TX the #2 fattest city in America. I think its because of all the fast food places available. It is one of many factors but I think its a big one. What do you all think can be done about this?

Less cars, more walking, running, biking,and outdoor activity. I'm in Army ROTC and just doing PT has made me very fit. Maybe we should all have PT.

we should replace cars with bikes. [most of them at least] therefore we save money on gas and get all those fat asses out of the drive thru. amen.
Nothing. You can't force people to get healthy. You can provide the education to people who are interested, but that's all you can do.

You can't force people to do something they don't want to do. Take care of yourself and don't worry about those who apparently are not worried about being obese.
Nothing? If people want to be fat and die young, let them. It's what great about being Texan (I'm from Houston!) and I guess American. It's their health and they're the ones that have to pay the bills and explain to their children why everyone in the family needs insulin.

Besides, no one ever said you -had- to eat out. Self-control is the way to go and I don't even have any. lol. I need to lose weight.
sign outside fast foods-e.g [ overeating wont solve your problems]
I saw a little girl in Friday's last night. She couldn't have been more then 8 and must have weighed 150lbs. It was disgusting. And what was worse is that her mom was in decent shape. Teaching our kids how to eat is the most important way to keep them from getting fat. There is little hope for the grown ups of today, but a lot of hope for the grown ups of tomorrow. That's if the grown ups of today actually do a little bit of teaching.
I comes down to a culture change. We crave sugar and fat. We take cars to a job five blocks away. Suburbs are designed so that the occupants of the house never have to see their neighbors and residents drive to the store and their jobs on the other side of town. The first and most urgent thing to remedy is the food supply. Many components of everyday food are very fattening. High fructose corn syrup is the biggest culpret and if found in everything from soda pop to bread to TV dinners and potato products. It is hard to get away from this toxic additive. Second, changing how we design out neighborhoods. Lets go back to neigborhood grocery stores and family friendly blocks where kids have open spaces to meet and play in. Turn off the TV and have a parent available to supervise children instead of letting them run free and raid the fridge. Serve healthy food and take out all vending machines from schools. Schools can have fruits and vegetables for snacks. It starts at home.