that goes for people 51 and older african americans and anyone suffering from hypertension or chronicidney disease, everybody else, government continues to recommend no more than about a teaspoon a day. >> diabetes in pregnancy can be a risk for mothers later in life. quest dying notics found half of the women with guess stational diabetes end up with fully fledged diabetes and that is why it's important to get a follow up in six months of delivery. >> stay with us. the news continues right after this. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> at 6:00 the bay area alarming hunger problem. why government program should be easing a burden isn't. also... >> there is another opportunity. >> a tv exclusive on his latest passion and efforts get it paid coming up at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you very much. >> and looks like fun. >> that is going to do it for us. >> and thanks for watching. we appreciate yourim

heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses. when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are also, the majority of seniors, who are hard-working, who had minimum wage jobs their whole lives, who paid social security. think about living on $889 a month in the city of san francisco needing to buy medication, one meal a day, hopefully, and health care. if we could provide health care early on we might prevent (inaudible) and people would be less likely to end up in the emergency room with a drastic outcome. we could actually provide prevention and health care to people who had no other way of getting health care, those without insurance, it might be more cost effecti

heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses. when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are also, the majority of seniors, who are hard-working, who had minimum wage jobs their whole lives, who paid social security. think about living on $889 a month in the city of

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there are increases in the trend toward diabetes type 2 and developing pre-hypertension or hypertension and it is not a matter of one style of diet. there is an influence because we find more votes globally that contain more saturated fats and more shares than beneficial nutrients. host: los gatos, calif., independent line. caller: i know there is a lot of sodium in canned goods. i try to stay away from canned goods completely. i know the reason is to preserve the product. can they make it without sodium? is that possible? thank you for being on the air. guest: actually, there is a trek to the food technology and that is another part of the answer to the technology question. food science has death to become more complex. to get to the convenience aspect, food science has become more comprehensive. the idea that salt is needed for preservation or needed to form the food we expect, there is science to deconstructs the sole factor in making food. when it comes to vegetables, it is a matter of taste and a matter of adjusting tastes. these guidelines acknowledge that tastes need to change an

there are increases in the trend toward diabetes type 2 and developing pre-hypertension or hypertension and it is not a matter of one style of diet. there is an influence because we find more votes globally that contain more saturated fats and more shares than beneficial nutrients. host: los gatos, calif., independent line. caller: i know there is a lot of sodium in canned goods. i try to stay away from canned goods completely. i know the reason is to preserve the product. can they make it without sodium? is that possible? thank you for being on the air. guest: actually, there is a trek to the food technology and that is another part of the answer to the technology question. food science has death to become more complex. to get to the convenience aspect, food science has become more comprehensive. the idea that salt is needed for preservation or needed to form the food we expect, there is science to deconstructs the sole factor in making food. when it comes to vegetables, it is a matter of taste and a matter of adjusting tastes. these guidelines acknowledge that tastes need to change an

treatment for that hypertension because the hypertension and rose as the result of a condition that led to an excluded abortion. there is no stopping point. i would finally note that with the conscious clause provisions of this law to be enacted it would recommend the first grade unraveling and the absolute duty on the part of hospitals to provide a live-saving treatment regardless of the underlying medical condition. >> thank you, professor. thank all of you for your testimony, and i will now begin the questioning by recognizing myself for five minutes. i'll start with you, mr. richard doerflinger. absent the enactment of h.r. 3, what does a health care provider risk if the provider of base his or her conscience and refuses to perform an abortion? >> i don't want to overstate this because in my view h.r. 3 basically codifies and makes more permanent protection that has long been in law. the problem is that -- this was illustrated in one case in new york very recently. the existing conscious laws are not very clear on what it is you do to actually protect your rights. gainers by the

treatment for that hypertension because the hypertension and rose as the result of a condition that led to an excluded abortion. there is no stopping point. i would finally note that with the conscious clause provisions of this law to be enacted it would recommend the first grade unraveling and the absolute duty on the part of hospitals to provide a live-saving treatment regardless of the underlying medical condition. >> thank you, professor. thank all of you for your testimony, and i will now begin the questioning by recognizing myself for five minutes. i'll start with you, mr. richard doerflinger. absent the enactment of h.r. 3, what does a health care provider risk if the provider of base his or her conscience and refuses to perform an abortion? >> i don't want to overstate this because in my view h.r. 3 basically codifies and makes more permanent protection that has long been in law. the problem is that -- this was illustrated in one case in new york very recently. the existing conscious laws are not very clear on what it is you do to actually protect your rights. gainers by the

treatment for that hypertension because the hypertension and rose as the result of a condition that led to an excluded abortion. there is no stopping point. i would finally note that with the conscious clause provisions of this law to be enacted it would recommend the first grade unraveling and the absolute duty on the part of hospitals to provide a live-saving treatment regardless of the underlying medical condition. >> thank you, professor. thank all of you for your testimony, and i will now begin the questioning by recognizing myself for five minutes. i'll start with you, mr. richard doerflinger. absent the enactment of h.r. 3, what does a health care provider risk if the provider of base his or her conscience and refuses to perform an abortion? >> i don't want to overstate this because in my view h.r. 3 basically codifies and makes more permanent protection that has long been in law. the problem is that -- this was illustrated in one case in new york very recently. the existing conscious laws are not very clear on what it is you do to actually protect your rights. gainers by the

african-americans, anyone suffering from hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. >>> okay, you normally don't want elementary school students in the kitchen with those little fingers at risk but that's what's happening in lafayette. at stake, bragging rights. and a place on the cafeteria menu. we were on hand and we have the heated competition. >> everybody ready? >> yes. >> we're going to be doing a feature chef's competition. >> what are you making today? >> super cheesy mini lasagne cups of awesomeness. >> she's been practicing. >> it's crunch time. >> crunch time is right. grand champion is on april's menu. >> you guys will be eating whatever the food winner makes. >> a few favorites in the field. [ children yelling and screaming ] >> they're wrong. >> my second year at this cooking contest. i think i know what i'm talking about. >> got to love that confidence. >> we're going to plate it up and they'll present it to the judges. >> what do you think? >> very good. >> some of the best of jeremy's chicken that i ever had. crunchy, delicious and hits the spot perfectly. >>

they include african-americans, pregnant women, and people with hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. wall street rallied as energy companies led the way. exxon mobil reported its strongest profits since 2008. the dow jones industrial average gained 68 points to close at 11,891. the nasdaq rose 13 points to close at 2700. and worries about egypt sent oil prices sharply higher again, to well over $92 a barrel. they're up 8% since friday. a roadside bombing killed a nato soldier in afghanistan today. there was no immediate word on the trooper's nationality, but more than 20 americans have died in afghanistan so far this month. in all, 31 nato troops have been killed since the new year began. in pakistan, a u.s. official attached to the american embassy remained in custody in the shooting deaths of two pakistanis in lahore. 15,000 people protested there on sunday, waving flags and chanting demands that the man remain in custody. the u.s. embassy said he acted in self-defense, and has diplomatic immunity. the pakistani government was unswayed, and said it would leave the final

treatment for that hypertension because the hypertension and rose as the result of a condition that led to an excluded abortion. there is no stopping point. i would finally note that with the conscious clause provisions of this law to be enacted it would recommend the first grade unraveling and the absolute duty on the part of hospitals to provide a live-saving treatment regardless of the underlying medical condition. >> thank you, professor. thank all of you for your testimony, and i will now begin the questioning by recognizing myself for five minutes. i'll start with you, mr. richard doerflinger. absent the enactment of h.r. 3, what does a health care provider risk if the provider of base his or her conscience and refuses to perform an abortion? >> i don't want to overstate this because in my view h.r. 3 basically codifies and makes more permanent protection that has long been in law. the problem is that -- this was illustrated in one case in new york very recently. the existing conscious laws are not very clear on what it is you do to actually protect your rights. gainers by the

we wind up paying for the scope of managing hypertension. i think that the challenge and opportunity for states is to figure out how to change the way that those dollars are spent. unless we wake up medicare and medicaid, we will not solve this problem. whoever the candidates are, if it is not on the table we will be in trouble. if you are admitted to hospital with congestive heart failure, there is no incentive for any care to make sure that person does not come back in. 80% of the costs in the system come from treating chronic illnesses. suppose that you had a 90-year- old woman somewhere in washington, d.c., without an air conditioning apartment. there was a heat wave and the temperature but up to 100 degrees. that is enough stress for full- blown congestive heart failure. in the current system you would not even know about her until she shows up. medicare pays for the ambulance but we cannot purchaser a $200 air-conditioner, which is all she needs to stay at home. the difference is $48,800. but what we really need to do is get the flexib

we wind up paying for the scope of managing hypertension. i think that the challenge and opportunity for states is to figure out how to change the way that those dollars are spent. unless we wake up medicare and medicaid, we will not solve this problem. whoever the candidates are, if it is not on the table we will be in trouble. if you are admitted to hospital with congestive heart failure, there is no incentive for any care to make sure that person does not come back in. 80% of the costs in the system come from treating chronic illnesses. suppose that you had a 90-year- old woman somewhere in washington, d.c., without an air conditioning apartment. there was a heat wave and the temperature but up to 100 degrees. that is enough stress for full- blown congestive heart failure. in the current system you would not even know about her until she shows up. medicare pays for the ambulance but we cannot purchaser a $200 air-conditioner, which is all she needs to stay at home. the difference is $48,800. but what we really need to do is get the flexib

those are costs drivers of hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, i can go on. cigarette smoking causes cancer and is beyond the reach of the medical system, except for occasional you can use a patch to get someone off of nicotine. if you think about your argument, and if you look at the impoverished areas of california, those statistics are no different than the party elsewhere. it does not demonstrate house -- it demonstrates the importance of lifestyle decisions and the need to address the health care needs of the impoverished. i do not lose all credibility just because i am from region you look down on. host: rep cassidy talked about medicare and separate staff to reform it. the actual efforts -- the actual number was 250 billion in 2009. estimated to go to 8 323 billion in 2015. medicaid participants in 2009, the number was 66 million. it is estimated to be 76 million in 2020. and medicaid participants, 29 million children. and 15 million adults, primarily poor working parents are medicate participants. 6 million seniors and 8.8 million with disabilities. g

and we've seen this correlation of people suffering from diabetes and hypertension. >> reporter: we all growing wider but at this rate -- in 1980 15% of adults were obese. today, double that. in 1980, just 5% of children were overweight. today that number has more than tripled. diabetes, 5.5 million americans in 1980. today, more than 25 million. >> the unfortunate model of our health care system is we really treat disease. >> reporter: he says by prescribing medicine more often than prescribing a simple walk around the block, medicating with exercise can sometimes help for free. >> 76 pounds from september 1st. >> reporter: a diabetic william williamson is 48. the larger number, the 76 pounds he's lost walking and riding his bike in the park. at one point you were testing your blood sugar how many times a day? >> four times a day. >> reporter: now? >> twice a week. >> reporter: twice a week. >> twice a week. >> reporter: how much are you saving a month in medication? >> at least $1,000. >> reporter: for william it was more than just about weight. it's now about the family wallet. the a

those are costs drivers of hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, i can go on. cigarette smoking causes cancer and is beyond the reach of the medical system, except for occasional you can use a patch to get someone off of nicotine. if you think about your argument, and if you look at the impoverished areas of california, those statistics are no different than the party elsewhere. it does not demonstrate house -- it demonstrates the importance of lifestyle decisions and the need to address the health care needs of the impoverished. i do not lose all credibility just because i am from region you look down on. host: rep cassidy talked about medicare and separate staff to reform it. the actual efforts -- the actual number was 250 billion in 2009. estimated to go to 8 323 billion in 2015. medicaid participants in 2009, the number was 66 million. it is estimated to be 76 million in 2020. and medicaid participants, 29 million children. and 15 million adults, primarily poor working parents are medicate participants. 6 million seniors and 8.8 million with disabilities. g

a healthy weight can help people avoid adverse outcomes like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, and certainly arthritis, as you mentioned. >> well, thank you all very much. we appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning. this is the first of obviously will be many opportunities for us to highlight the dietary guidelines. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up next on c-span2, senators debate a repeal of the health care law. then a senate budget committee hearing -- >> there's no other way forward. in in -- in this crisis, we have to learn to work together. californians first, members of a political party second. >> today step by step we are putting ourselves on a better, more sustainable path and pushing ahead on the road to growth. >> find and watch the state of the state addresses as well as inaugurals from the governors online. search, watch, clip, and share with every program since 1987. >> senator minority leader mitch mcconnell today said he'll force a vote on the repeal of the health care law later this week. last we

is hypertensive so now will have difficulty having children. this is the real aspect of foodborne illness and what it really comes down to. . . of people injured each year and are ones that are never correlated to and actually foodborne illness outbreak. so what we are trying to do is follow on the heels of local, state and national agencies that are investigating foodborne illness outbreaks. so we want a first of all find out if there's an outbreak going on that we know about that we believe might be responsible for an individual's foodborne illness case. by the way, i want to just digress for one quick moment. we've been looking today at the metaphor that seems to be active is google earth. when you look at google earth it drives around, you get dizzy watching it for older folks like me, then you suddenly come down in kazakhstan or wherever it is. we have been looking at this as a pointillistic view of this, and the view that i would like to focus on is not the, you know -- all of which are important, i'm not suggesting - more important -- bu

is losing their home because they can't afford the health care premiums for a diabetic dad and hypertensive mom. somewhere in america tonight a child will die because they have been denied health care because of a pre-existing condition. somewhere in america tomorrow a family will go bankrupt because they took care of a cancer stricken family member. black, white, hispanic, urban, rural, republican, democrat, independent, tea party, it doesn't matter. at some time in our life we will all get sick. we need health care, but you know what? we have members of congress are very fortunate. we all get health care. we get the very best. what about jennifer and lisa and james and grandma and grandpa and the johnsons and baby joshua? we represent them, too. they get what they deserve -- they deserve what we get. my constituents sent me to washington to preserve the affordable health care legislation. they are proud of the product that the 11th congress and nancy pelosi and president obama produced. long live affordable health care legislation. on behalf of the people of this nation who depend on our

is losing their home because they can't afford the health care premiums for a diabetic dad and hypertensive mom. somewhere in america tonight a child will die because they have been denied health care because of a pre-existing condition. somewhere in america tomorrow a family will go bankrupt because they took care of a cancer stricken family member. black, white, hispanic, urban, rural, republican, democrat, independent, tea party, it doesn't matter. at some time in our life we will all get sick. we need health care, but you know what? we have members of congress are very fortunate. well get health care. we get the very best. what about jennifer and lisa and james and grandma and grandpa and the johnso and baby joshua? weepresent them, too. they get what they deserve -- they deservehat we get. my constituents sent me to washington to preserve the affordable health care legislation. they are proud of the product that the 11th congress and nancy pelosi and president obama produced. long live affordable health care legislation. on behalf of the peoe of this nation who depend on our leadership

kidney function at age 18, and by the time of 45 will require dialysis and transplantation and is hypertensive so now will have difficulty having children. this is the real aspect of foodborne illness and what it really comes down to. . . of people injured each year and are ones that are never correlated to and actually foodborne illness outbreak. so what we are trying to do is follow on the heels of local, state and national agencies that are investigating foodborne illness outbreaks. so we want a first of all find out if there's an outbreak going on that we know about that we believe might be responsible for an individual's foodborne illness case. by the way, i want to just digress for one quick moment. we've been looking today at the metaphor that seems to be active is google earth. when you look at google earth it drives around, you get dizzy watching it for older folks like me, then you suddenly come down in kazakhstan or wherever it is. we have been looking at this as a pointillistic view of this, and the view that i would like to focus on is not the, you know -- all of which are importa

is losing their home because they can't afford the health care premiums for a diabetic dad and hypertensive mom. somewhere in america tonight a child will die because they have been denied health care because of a pre-existing condition. somewhere in america tomorrow a family will go bankrupt because they took care of a cancer stricken family member. black, white, hispanic, urban, rural, republican, democrat, independent, tea party, it doesn't matter. at some time in our life we will all get sick. we need health care, but you know what? we have members of congress are very fortunate. we all get health care. we get the very best. what about jennifer and lisa and james and grandma and grandpa and the johnsons and baby joshua? we represent them, too. they get what they deserve -- they deserve what we get. my constituents sent me to washington to preserve the affordable health care legislation. they are proud of the product that the 11th congress and nancy pelosi and president obama produced. long live affordable health care legislation. on behalf of the people of this nation who depend on our

a healthy weight can help people avoid adverse outcomes like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, and certainly arthritis as you mentioned. >> thank you very much. appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning. this is the first of obviously will be many opportunities for us to highlight the dietary guidelines.