Mick Cornett: How an obese town lost a million pounds

Posted by Bob Choat; February 19, 2014

From TEDTalks YouTube Channel

Oklahoma City is a mid-sized town that had a big problem: It was among the most obese towns in America. Mayor Mick Cornett realized that, to make his city a great place to work and live, it had to become healthier too. In this charming talk, he walks us through the interlocking changes that helped OKC drop a collective million pounds (450,000 kilos).