it really is all the hormones that comes from that, the leptins, the effect of fat around the liver. it request increase your bad cholesterol, get rid of the good che cholesterol. if you have high blood pressure, you have the cholesterol. all of that leads to heart di t disease and stroke. that's why we want to get rid of obesity. and that's why trillions of dollars goes into this. without taking care of obesity, you're going to have diabetes. they all go hand in hand. >> but dr. marc, i'm sorry, but if it's that simple that if you're overweight to the point of obesity. i don't know when you're obese, how much weight is too much. why are we having trouble as a society to lose weight? >> that's the trillion dollar question. the centers for disease control was asking people how much do you weigh, and they didn't get the height right. and the amount of obesity or how overweight you are is a function of your height. the bigger you are, the taller you are the more weight you can carry. now we're getting accurate figures. over 30% in every state practically is obese and two-thirds are over