Is Washington Fighting Fat or Not?  By Marion Nestle  Photo by
pointnshoot/FlickrCC  I recently received this request from a
reader named Daniel:  Would you mind writing a blog post on the
new surgeon general's obesity report? ... Is there a food
politic element to why this has gone under the radar? ... I find
it ironic that Michael Pollan's Food Rules generated
substantially more press than a report by the United States
Surgeon General.  I'm not surprised. Pollan's book is a hot
bestseller (it's number one on Amazon books, and for good
reason, in my opinion). The need to prevent obesity and how to
do it is not exactly front-page news. And the new Surgeon
General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, is still relatively unknown as a
political force.   But let's give Dr. Benjamin credit for taking
on obesity in one of her first public actions: the release of
"Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation." The Vision, which comes
with a press release and a fact sheet, recommends these actions
to prevent obesity:  1. Reduce consumption