obesity

New York State is facing a growing obesity problem that costs nearly $12 billion each year, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a speech Wednesday to the Association of New York State youth bureaus.

It's no wonder the diet industry is so big when the average American consumes about 2,700 calories a day.  Americans spend $35 million a year on weight loss products.  The Natural Society has put out a shocking list of amounts of foods we consume each year including 29 pounds of french fries, 23 pounds of pizza and 53 gallons of soda...