USA TODAY by Nanci Hellmich, :

What if you lived in a world in which your boss handed you a bonus if you lost 20 pounds, or gave you extra time off if you took daily walking breaks? What if every time you bought a Twinkie or a soda you had to pay an extra tax, and the money paid for public awareness campaigns on better nutrition? What if your company offered free fruits and vegetables in the cafeteria and charged extra for chips, fries and other fatty foods?

These tactics might sound drastic to some, but they are the types of strategies needed to help the USA curb an epidemic of obesity, experts say.

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