“As obesity rates continue to grow at epidemic proportions in this country, the net effect will be dramatic increases in related chronic health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease,”
Jeffrey Koplan
“As obesity rates continue to grow at epidemic proportions in this country, the net effect will be dramatic increases in related chronic health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”
“Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year,”
Dr. C. Everett Koop
“Obesity is the terror within. Unless we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will dwarf 9-11 or any other terrorist attempt.”
Richard Carmona
“This 'nutritional naivete' will continue to offset much of the positive outreach being done to combat obesity and other diseases in the U.S.. Consumers need better tools to make intelligent decisions. The data show a glaring lack of understanding of the basics of nutrition and help make it easy to see why the right messages aren't getting through. Ongoing changes in food labeling and better access to diet and nutritional information will help get to the root of this problem.”
Steve Bodhaine
“We want to make people aware of the obesity problem in the country. Obesity is a direct result of inactivity and poor food choices.”
Ryan Miller
“We've always been struggling with obesity in medicine. We've all recognized it will take a community effort to tackle the problem.”
Barbara Smith
