title: Tackling obesity in cities.
abstract: A London local authority is considering reducing benefits for residents with obesity who won't follow exercise plans. Tony Kirby looks at methods employed across cities worldwide to battle the bulge.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015980:Public Health Practice