here are a couple of the stories we're following. only on al jazea ♪ >>> welcome back. talking about the diabetes epidemic in america, and why americans just don't eat healthier. we asked your community why there is such a disconnect? >> yeah. jess on twitter says . . . >> i would argue that a lot of it has to do with misinformation, and that stems from the fact that the u.s. dietary guidelines are put out by the usda, which has as its primary goal to promulgate the interests of industrial agro business, and not necessarily what is in the best interest of american's health. and americans think that they are eating legalthy, when in fact they are really eating a lot of unhealthy foods. the things that i legal my patients and people that i talk to is that none of us came to the delivery room asking for fried chicken, ice cream, or pork chops. we were all born without preferences. the unhealthy things that we learned to eat, we can unlearn those bad habits and learn to instead. habits. >> i agree with the doctor, it's really about education. you know, i spent some time in

>> why welcome to nche al jazea america, i'm del walters. it is that time of year, tornadoes striking, states not yet over. underfire for alleged racist remarks. what may be the nba's next move. more violence, more sanctions concerning the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. and other world leaders announcing more sanctions against the friends and associates of vladimir putin. targets of the sanctions, 17 businesses said to be on the list it will state department, saying freezing technology. >> the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions that he's engaging in in ukraine, could have an effect on the economy overall. >> peter sharp is there. >> third round of sanctions on russia following its annexation of crimea in february. seven government officials all russian officials and 17 different companies, all have close links with vladimir putin. the united states also said in the list that it was published a few hours ago, that it would deny export licenses to any high

. >> welcome to larnlings al jazea america. i'm ricialg. richelle carey. manage to enter the submerged ferry. are they did see bodies. disaster in everest, 12 sherpas have been killed, four are missing. nepalese guides were preparing routes for other climbers. about 100 were cut off from base camp. >>> agreement calls for antikyiv protesters to vacate buildings bull they are staying put. >>> steamenstatement state depas not saying how much longer the process will take. republicans are criticizing the obama administration for taking too long to decide on the pipeline. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. are "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. check out our hid lines at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": tough choices in south korea. desperate parents cling to hope their children are alive in the submerged ferry, while survivor's guilt claims one victim and rescuers warn retrieving the vessel will prevent the saving of any lives. >>> over my head is the kindu ice ball, the first hurdle in

al jazea >>> in america fat is a four-letter word, and obesity an epidemic.y 35% of americans are clinically obese. obesity has been implicated in major diseases. earlier i spoke to a cardiologist at the heart and vascular institute in new orleans who claims overweight and even moderately overweight people live longer healthier lyes. he also says too much exercise can be bad for you. he lays it all out in his book. good to have you with us. we have heard all sorts of conflicting information on what is good for us and what is not good for us, but we have pretty much always understanding that being fat was bad. so how can it be okay? >> our research over the last 10 to 15 years clearly makes the point that we can no longer say what many doctors and many people have thought for a long healthier. >> you point out that some overweight or moderately obese people who suffer from kidney failure, some cancers, actually end up doing better than thin patients. how does that work? >> our data shows that patients with various heart diseases, this could be hypertension, co

around the world, people are taking to the streets in one way to relief stress. ly on al jazea >>> witht popular ted talk ever, sir ken robinson is a leading voice on encouraging creativity in students. he talks with david shuster on th this week's episode of talk to al jazeera. >> first if you want to encourage creativity, you have to cultivate imagination. it's like you can't have an athletics program if you ignore physical health. you can't. you can't just have people sitting around on sofas drinking six packs all day long and say we will turn up for the event and hope it goes well. you have to exercise and develop the thing you depend upon. so, schools need to encourage development of imagination and honor it and see it's important. this culture standardization tends to suppress and damp en. it is about using skills. you can't be creative if you don't do anything. to be creative, you have to be doing something. to be creative, make something original, you have to be able to develop the skills that the production requires. so there is no conflict here between standards and creativity