America Battles Obesity, Dropping 5 Million Pounds
With health care legislation pending in Congress, Americans are anxious to see how the government will respond to the nation’s biggest obstacle to wellness: obesity. Even with reform and advances in medicine on the horizon, nearly 1.5 million citizens have taken matters into their own hands, joining Dr. Ian Smith’s 50 Million Pound Challenge, which announced this week the loss of its 5 millionth pound – a watershed moment for the members of The Challenge and for a nation struggling against obesity and its medical consequences. 2009-11-02 |