Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. The prevalen ... more

September has been designated as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. More than 23 million children and young teens are overweight, or even obese. Those are startling statistics. Spe ... more

Today's show we are going to be discussing obesity in America. We are going to define obesity, causes of obesity the costs of obesity on the health care system and what we as consu ... more

How much is obesity costing Americans. More specifically how much is it costing you?

Obesity is now in epidemic proportions in the United States, especially among children. From the National Institutes of Health to the Congress and the States, there is a great deal ... more