Fit Cities

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A public health pioneer is working to save our lives by changing our world.Karen Lee is a force for good around the world, secretly helping people to improve their diets, get in shape and live longer. In the vital but poorly understood world of public health, this Canadian woman is an international superstar. In the early 2000s, she went to the US to head a team of "health detectives" for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By then, smoking was in decline thanks in part to the CDC's efforts and so its attention turned to the next biggest causes of premature death: over-eating and under-exercising. Her zeal in seeking out the root causes of the problem—in schools, restaurants, in an environment that in general encouraged a sedentary, calorie-packed way of life—was matched by her inspired approach to finding solutions. Going from strength to strength, she was next recruited by the City of New York—where she helped introduce the calorie...