"...the many efforts made to encourage Americans to lose weight, or at least maintain the status quo, have very little impact."

40 PERCENT OF US WOMEN ARE OBESE

"The obesity epidemic continues to get worse in the US where 40% of women and 35% of men and 17% of children and adolescents are considered obese, according to two reports released Tuesday.

The research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the many efforts made to encourage Americans to lose weight, or at least maintain the status quo, have very little impact."