to now now to the point that the majority of americans are overweight and about a third of americans are obese now that's a that's a relatively new phenomenon and it's one that has. some level it's about consuming more calories than you burn and we're encouraged certainly by the industry's the profit from this to think of this as an individual failing we need you know we are encouraged to think of the fact that we are so overweight in this country as a sign that we are deficient in willpower and so that there's a big industry not only in selling us food that makes us fat but also a billion dollar industry and selling us food that makes us thin as well and sometimes these these industries exist side by side unilever for example owns ice cream companies as well as weight loss brands but the fact is that the choices that we have are structured much more by the companies that make money off selling us calories and they're selling us the means to get rid of it than they are individual to do about our individual charts and speaking of choice there's a lot of times it's the poor people that

us the obesity epidemic is growing with around twenty five percent of americans now considered overweight and as waistlines across the country swell out so do the pockets of the corporations who every year make millions from the fattening off america now the first lady michelle obama warns that obesity could be the next a national security threat with one of four adults i'm able to serve in the military because the overweight now she's leading by example keeping yourself physically fit and teaching children the importance of healthy eating obesity costs the u.s. department of defense one point one billion dollars a year and that looks unlikely to improve as big corporations continue to choose profit over quality reports. we're broke. we need to stop the out of control spending spree that's growing our washington d.c. as the debate over cutting government spending rages on billions of taxpayer dollars wasted each year on junk food between one nine hundred ninety five and two thousand and ten over two hundred fifty billion dollars was spent on subsidizing foods that are making americans fat

with one of four adults unable to serve in the military because they're overweight now she's an example of being yourself physically fit and teaching children are you going portions of healthy eating a busy cos the one the u.s. one point one billion dollars a year and that looks unlikely to improve as big corporations continue to choose profit over quality those wall reports. we're broke. we need to stop the out of control spending spree that's growing our washington d.c. as the debate over cutting government spending rages on billions of taxpayer dollars wasted each year on junk food between one nine hundred ninety five and two thousand and ten over two hundred fifty billion dollars was spent on subsidizing foods that are making americans fat seventy four percent of all the subsidies go to just ten percent of the agribusinesses these are not the small farms public funds go to agra giants like monsanto the company produces genetically modified seeds and claims more than ninety three percent of soybean and eighty percent of the corn market in the u.s. but this is not what americans are c

more than half pets are overweight or obese. part of the problem is more and more owners are unaware their pets are overweight. >>> the iphone 5 could be released in june. possibly in july. >> the next one could be slimmer, lighter, and billinger and-- bigger and thinner. how do you get birring and thinner. >> -- bigger and thinner? >> ask the cat. >> maybe it's for the catch the report says the next iphone could have 4g capabilities and we will have to wait and see. >> all right. time for a check of the forecast. lynette, you were busy this week. 60s throughout the beginning of the week and snow by saturday night. >> i know. made it up to 70 one lay last week as well. we were all over the place and the thing is like i explained the fact is if you want the snow you won't have it stick. it's going to keep oncoming down and then getting out of here and melting before anything happens because the ground is just too warm outside. so spending of warm, let's check -- speaking of warm, let's check out the temperatures. mainly around th

the effect on american how the is devastating seventy five percent of americans are now overweight and advertisers today target can't the most important part of the mcdonald's happy meal is you pay superman this is kryptonite for. the results one in five kids in america are obese they like sweets and they like all the additives that are added to fast foods and sodas and snacks meanwhile corporations are profiting from the founding of america they spend millions each year lobbying congress to up hold policies that keep the big businesses profitable david rosin calls the system the obesity and duster complex that this system is essentially it's you know it's a pay to play system and if you can pay to support your local congressman or senator you have a stronger opportunity to both probably influence the laws that are passed but actually draft the words like congress recently declaring pizza a vegetable agribusiness is spend a lot of money on capitol hill and making sure that the funding is going towards things that are going to drive down the products of the most profitable products also

pets are dangerously overweight some forty one million dogs and forty seven million cats are so overweight or obese at their high risk for diabetes arthritis some cancers and premature death this is not shock can't just do it to ourselves we've got to do it in the end well known for the dogs and pets in their own little you are not an implant you have only made your smile i dismiss only fitting this completely follows everything we know about pets and their owners it's just so messed up but i think my parents dogs are overweight so. my dogs probably need a little well it is just an ill health it's a whole industry of people that can capitalize there's doggie diet pills there is obviously camps really quickly let's john boehner speaker of the house we all know that he likes to tantalize things like. if you do win and you do become speak you will probably have the deepest hand of any speaker in american history there's actually been a poll out in your state of ohio saying thirty percent of the voters think you spent too much time on your ten and twenty seven percent don't like it is this som

there are kids overweight and nearly two thirds of adults are overweight and obese this, is a first stepwe provide six million meals per year, there is going to be impact. >> this takes affect july 1. >> and sandhya patel is back and taking a look at tahoe today. >> there are resorts reporting up to 17 inches. and they'll be counting more snow? n.feet. let's talk about that. there is a live picture from our ski resort looking at lake tahoe that has been reporting some slight snow this, is just the beginning. there is a live picture from the bay area. there is a few there and this is cloudy there. there are light showers being reported around places like yuk kaia. you'll see where moisture is and there is our first and own live doppler 7 hd. and there had this is picking up light returns. can be seeing sprinkles around clear lake but heaviest stuff coming in tonight. looking at this sierra they're starting to see snow across 80 here heading into truckee. temperatures into the bay area into 50s and will be falling as the night goes on. there is dry, mild patterns taking you throughout the

. >> one in four kids is overweight on other bees. two-thirds adults are overweight or obese. so we wanted to really do something about that. >> reporter: most of the changes start in july and will affect all county facilities. >> the cafeterias are now going to be required to offer more healthy choices. >> reporter: at one of the county's cafeterias, a lot of people were ordering one thing. >> bacon cheeseburger. >> reporter: come lunchtime, the grill was busy and the customers hungry. >> but if somebody wants to order fries, they should be able to order fries once in a while. >> reporter: a cook at the cafeteria tells us, even with healthier choices like turkey burgers, people were not buying them. >> at the end of the day they get spoiled and we have to throw them away. >> reporter: some wonder if the changes will take the fun out of the food. now, the county fair will still have nachos, hamburgers and hot dogs but along with that, people will have the option to order healthier items like fruit and vegetables. in san jose, sakhalin, cbs 5. >>> support for gay marriage is gr

we are overweight emerging, overweight small cap. ?ou're overweight emerging too. >> yes. >> do you think it's just because they had a bad year or are they showing us a new -- emerging markets, they're like the junk bonds. they're the highest risk but they're the leading indicators. so with where does that -- why aren't you going to worldwide imdss, worldwide commodity material stocks or worldwide energy stocks if the world is recovering? >> we like commodities, but the thing about the emerging markets is that the stocks -- the sectors we think are extraordinarily cheap because of the concern about a hard landing. we think the hard landing fears are overblown. we think they've stabilized. >> europe, all that's gone -- >> exactly. growth stabilized. >> soft landing in china? >>ing in china. >> one of the china indexsize up 12% p the other one is -- >> brasling is our favorite market. mexico, chill yeerks south korea. >> did you say the u.s.? do you like that emerging company called the united states? >> we do like the united states. but

it shows the majority of dogs and cats in homes in america are overweight or obese. >> majority? a growing problem. what's happening is they are coming out with serious illnesses and serious complications as a result. i went outside to the park. take a look. in is dodger, a mixed breed rescue dog. this is his owner kim stevens. talk about him. what's his weight right now? >> his weight is 82 pounds right now. he should be 62 pounds. >> that's a lot of extra weight. >> that's obese. >> how does this happen? how does this dog become so fat? >> too much food, not enough exercise. >>> what do you think? should you eat less? get more exercise? we'll talk to a vet who is an expert at this and get advice. this is ernie ward, a veterinarian and head of the association for pet obesity prevention. he'll talk about what's going on with dodger here. >> this is a case where they are deceptively obese and overweight. he is a big dog, but he's carrying extra fat in his abdomen. it's the belly fat that is the most dangerous. that's the type of that the that secretes the harmful chemicals. the fo

talking about technology, still overweight that, maria and talking about health care. these companies have impreg emergency balance sheets, fortress balance sheets, lots of cash, cash flow generation, ability to raise the div depends. >> somebody said the other date dividend payers is a crowded trade. i said so what people like to get regularly, you know, regular income and dividends. you are still getting your dividend. he said, no, the fact is the dividend payers have not performed well in the last year. i check it had it is true. you are getting a dividend but the performance wasn't there. >> the crowded trade aspect just in general, i would say breathing is a crowded trade. you going to hold your breath your whole life because everybody sells breathing? there is a place for cop theirianism and a place not for contrarianism. we think this is a longer term multiyear trend so companies have been sitting on that cash, husbanding it. they have been worried. the fact that we did not have a deadlock here at the end of this month on the payroll tax holiday. at the end of t

obesity epidemic is growing now about seventy five percent of the entire population is considered overweight and as waistlines across the country continue to bolt so do the pockets of the big corporations who make millions from unhealthy living the first lady michelle obama warns that obesity could be the country's next national security threat with just one in four adults able rather to join the military because of their size now she is leading by example keeping yourself physically fit and teaching children the importance of healthy living obesity costs the u.s. one hundred sixty eight billion dollars a year and that looks unlikely to improve as because parishioners continue to choose profit over health artie's lives while. we're broke. and we need to stop the out of control spending spree that's growing our washington d.c. as the debate over cutting government spending rages on billions of taxpayer dollars wasted each year on junk food between one nine hundred ninety five and two thousand and ten over two hundred fifty billion dollars was spent on subsidizing foods that are making america

the president testified -- i wrote this down, there is also mounting evidence that the overweight obesity trends in the united states are due in part to high levels of food insecurity. do you know what that means? it mean people have anxiety about their future meals so they tend to overeat today. if we make sure they have plenty of food in front of them, they would eat less, lose weight, and we wouldn't have this obesity problem. see what i'm up against? this is on a daily basis. and so just yesterday with the news came out that california's gone even further and they have -- they banned throwing footballs down and frisbees on the beach in l.a. county. it's now up to a $1,000 fine. but if you persist, it's six months in jail. so that puts you out into the exercise yard, give you a football in jail but you can't throw it on the beach in california! and if you want to dig a sandcastle, it's okay, as long as the mote isn't deeper than 18 inches. specifications for mote depths and building sandcastles on the beaches in california. what happened to our liberty, america? how did this creep in o

we're overweight there. the only thing about emerging markets we're concerned about is regional allocations. we would rather see emerging asia and latin america. we're underweight central and eastern europe, because they're suffering from the same kind of bank issues that western europe. >> how do you tap into it? >> we do it through individual companies, managers that make those decisions as far as regional allocations, and what stocks to buy. >> we'll leave it there. gentlemen, great to have you on the program. thank you so much. we appreciate it. jeffrey, ben, we'll see you soon. julia boorstin has the news on linkedin. >> yeah, maria, linkedin beating both on earnings and on revenue. linkedin coming out with earnings for share of 12 cents compared to expectations of 7 cents. revenue coming in at $167.7 million, higher than $160 million in revenue that was expected. i think there's going to be a lot of attention to the full year projection. they expect the 2012 revenue to come in at $840 million and $860

business is harvest big profits from fattening the people one in five american children is now overweight is national fast food chains are targeted in their ads campaign. next on our team martin enders gives advice on how to keep your mind and body active through the russian winter moscow does next. well some people embrace the winter and all the frost filled days for teens that come with it others like to hide into was staying in from the dark nights and zero temperatures. sleep and relaxation just like various animals that hibernate is an escape for many yes but still outside life carries on however cold the weather gets away from noisy traffic and the chaos of city center living reality checks can be a good thing. as fresh air. and exercise that we need skate the city wrap up warm and venture outside. hello martin here but it seems every day that i get invited to various parties and other events by different organizations and people but i have to admit it just gets tiring after a while so i thought i want to travel outside the city center come face to face with nature and explore the t

we have a slight overweight toward exquities but also a position in 6 month vix. >> you're completely the opposite here, stu. you're advising clients to be underweight in equities and yet a moment ago you sounded reasonably optimistic. there seems to be a disconnect there. >> well, first of all, no disconnect. let's remember that so many investors, mandy, have just a boat load of cash sitting on the sidelines earning virtually nothing. and so the issue i think that the typical investor faces is with all that extra cash does it make sense to keep it on the sidelines or begin to put it to work? that's where my emphasis is that people just have a lot of ways that they can earn perspectively a decent return in both equity and in fixed income and corporate fixed income particularly high-yield and mezzanine so on. and also by the way commodities. have you seen oil prices today? they're moving up. i think that reflects the economy. >> let's dig into the idea that cash is safe. warren buffett points out that inflation is actually the greatest enemy of all, right? i think $1.75 years ago is no

overweight you may not be prescribed this drug?ou have to be careful about perhaps overstating what the potential market is going to be. maybe it's only the morbidly obese people prescribed this drug, for example? >> i won't say it's appropriate for morbidly obese. our strategy from a marketing and commercialization standpoint is to go after those patients that are already in the doctor's office seeing the physician because they have obesity related comorbidities or risk factors such as increased blood pressure, increased cholesterol and increased blood sugars. our drug is shown to be effective in reducing all those risk factors. >> you're a small company as we know. are you seeking a partner kur t currently to market the drug? do you have to raise capital? what are your plans? >> we're looking for a partner for the rest of the world outside the united states. we believe that will be a major pharmaceutical company to reap most of the countries around the world. in the united states we're going to launch this product on our own. we

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doctors who are overweight themselves are uncomfortable talking to overweight patients?hink, you know, the study definitely showed that, and i think it's unfortunate. but doctors are human. i know this sounds shocking, so there is a sense -- you don't really want to have a sensitive topic when giving patients advice. you have to step outside of yourself and do what's right for the patient. you don't want to seem like a hypocrite. >> only 18% of obese doctors discussed weight with patients. 30% of normal weight doctors did this. what do you think of this. emme, what do you think? >> i think doctors across the board need to learn more about nutrition. they are aren't being trained in medical school. >> do you buy this? >> it's obvious, if someone is not healthy themselves, it's hard to walk the walk and talk the talk. and so the lessons aren't going to be passed down. from the top, from the people we go to, above all, do no harm, we really need to have them be saturated with what is good nutrition, what is good exercise? instead of it, you know, them being disconnected fro

sandoval, he is 40 pounds overweight. buster posey is he 100% and ready?> unusually one of those things in the morning i am stiff but once the day progresses it feels good. i am happy with where i am. i am optimistic for having a good healthy season. >> one of baseball's great stories had a scare this week. real scare. josh hamilton, at one point in his career on the streets, severe drug and alcohol problems, recovered to be a star with the rangers. earlier this week, lot of publicity. he was found drinking in a dallas bar. >> i had a weak moment on monday night. in dallas. personal reasons with a family member. no drugs were used. at all. never thought about it. i have had two drug tests since monday. so i have no concerns there. >> all this comes at a time when the rangers said we are not going to take a flier on this prince field who ended up in detroit because we rather sign josh hamilton. interesting to follow that story. tremendous, tremendous turn around in his life. slipped unmapped. heapfully that was a one time deal. all is quiet at the super bow

there have been reports that was 30 pounds overweight. pablo said it's only seven. 23 home runs last year. people need something to talk about till the season starts and his weight always comes up. >>> the second oldest running tennis tournament, 123 years and counting going on in san jose. it's been in berkeley, san francisco. 123 years, began in 1899 here in the bay area. >> i'll tell you what. we know the bay area fans want to see the top players. that's why we focus throughout the years. barry set the tone in the 1970 when he made the event a pro event. from there, we've seen somebody from ash and laver and dun budge, agassi. it's always drawn the best players in the world, and that's a tradition we're very proud of. >> the great barry mckay. >>> it's dog show time in norm city. love to pick out my favorites. no. 8, love that little doggy. and then the irish setter from the sporting group named caught red handed. the shaggy dog commodore is back. always a crowd favorite. and let's get off a neopolitan mastiveiff. that's the west minis

consensus is overweight. europe is very unloved still.we're not overweight europe, but we're less underweight than we were. >> we look at the europe 6 # 00 chart -- >> the euro stocks, yeah. >> where in europe right now? >> stay high quality. you want to look at the high quality dividend plays as well. there are so many stocks in europe that have higher dividend yields and corporate bond yields. if you want to get a toe in the market, don't get too much risk. we're still bullish emerging markets. we think the growth story is very strong. with central banks cutting rates, and the ecb offering the 2, it will be supportive for the equities there. >> good to see you. thanks for stopping in. >> thank you. >> bob pisani, is it possible? are we really going to do this today? >> i think we'll finally make it. >> february 28th, we didn't have to wait for leap day to get the dow to 13,000. >> i'm more interested tomorrow what mr. bernanke has to say. >> we've got the ltro out of europe, mr. bernanke. a lot of things coming out of the woodwork. >> a

report and this is important because another report found patients listened to doctors especially overweight patients. >> did you leave your heart in san francisco? >> coming up next, new decorations to adorn the city and make major announcements about tony bennett's trademark song. >>> at 6:00 california share of the national mortgage settlement and what it means to local homeowners. also 7 on your side's michael finney on the return of the bumbo chair. he finds out if it still has safety hazards it did five years ago. and salvaged from the sewer. a marin county woman gets back a necklace she thought was gone for good. >> thank you. >> and san francisco mayor unveiled a new addition of a gigantic heart. >> eight of the painted hearts were shown off today during the heroes and hearts lunchen. >> they're five feet tall and will be auctioned off to benefit san francisco general hospital. >> they're inspired by tony ben yet's famous song "i left my heart in san francisco". he's going to be singing his signature tune. >> and those are neat. >> they weigh something like 400 pounds. >> not easy to

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. >> reporter: do you worry at all that a lot may become overweight. >> not at all. whether skinny or fat, i'm going to love my children, regardless. she's healthy. if i was giving it down her throat every day of the week, that might have been a problem. but i don't. smile, baby. >> reporter: she defended her parenting, saying when they're not making the pageant rounds, they eat healthy at home. >> ready. >> reporter: she is an active, well-adjusted little girl, who likes to get dirt under her fingernails. we got to see a whole other side from the little girl from georgia up close and muddy. give me five. for "nightline," this andrea canning, in mcintyre, georgia. >> let's let kids be kids. thanks to andrea for that. >>> just ahead, she's been nominated for an oscar for her role in "the help." why did viola davis seriously balk at the part? i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol. why kid myself? diet and exercis