Briana - Wants to lose 100 pounds
1-29-2013 Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network’s Our America With Lisa Ling aired an episode called ‘Generation XXL’ which focused on the childhood obesity epidemic in America. She reported that for the first time in history, our children may have shorter life spans than their parents. She reminds us of the sobering statistics that it is estimated that over 12 million children in America are considered obese, a number that has tripled in the past 30 years. One in six of America’s kids are considered to be obese. So how did we get here?
She tries to find the answer by traveling deep into the heart of Southern America, the hardest hit region of America’s childhood obesity epidemic. We meet a 100 pound 4 year old, a 347 pound 12 year old, and a community that found working together was the solution for their obesity problems. Read More…
09-19-2012 ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today Show reported a consumer warning. Consumer Reports magazine released a new report on what it calls “worrisome levels of arsenic” in many types of rice products. Rice eaten just once a day can drive arsenic levels up in the human body about 44% and eaten twice a day can lead to a 70% increase in arsenic. They are suggesting consumers limit their intake. 
