**Obesity has become one of the most expensive health problems in the United States today, surpassing smoking, according to a study in Health Affairs. ~ US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
**A recent study compared laboratory measurements of calories in 269 food items had at least 100 calories more than listed and only 7% of the 269 food tested were within 10 calories of what the restaurants stated.
~Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2011 edition
**As a nation, we spend $137 billion a year on fast food and $60 billion a year on weight-loss solutions.
~ CNBC, "One Nation, Overweight" (May 18, 2010)
~Federal Trade Commission
**According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than TRIPLED in the past 30 years!! Today nearly 1 in 3 American children is overweight or obese. In African-American and Hispanic communities the number is even higher - at almost 40%!!
