Did you see this news item? Whole Foods is planning to give incentives — in their case, store discounts — to workers who meet certain health measures.
I am of very mixed mind on this issue. On the face of it, encouraging healthy behaviors seems like a great idea. Yet the deeper you look at it, the more that you see that there are questions about these kinds of incentives — especially when they are tied to the workplace. Unfortunately, the rising cost of health care (and our Congress’ inability to do anything about it) means that we’re very likely to see more of these programs.
Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth, is not a fan.
Prompted by Michael Pollan’s 
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our modern culture -- especially diet. Beth writes about ancestral health, health policy, & mindfulness. And cats! 
