One major issue in the world is over-consumption of food. The U.S.A is one of the biggest eater of all kinds of food. In result many people are obese. Obesity is defined as body mass index(BMI) of 30 or greater. Here is a map of the percentage of BMI in the US for 2008.
In this map we can see that there is a lot of areas the is 20% or more which is pretty fat.
A progressive thinker would reduce or try to close the fast foods, or restaurants that provide a lot of fat food. For example : Mc Donalds who is the biggest cause of obesity in the US. OR try to make aware the people of the danger they are heading for.
For Example: Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, or Type 2 diabetes. (which are very dangerous illnesses.)
