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2012 Pounding Away At America's Obesity Epidemic Originally
published on Mon May 14, 2012 10:37 am The numbers are
staggering: One-third of Americans are obese; another third are
overweight. Some 26 million Americans have Type 2 diabetes. An
additional 79 million more are pre-diabetic. Thanks to these
figures, the children of today have a good chance of becoming
the first generation of Americans to die at younger ages than
their parents. A new HBO documentary series, The Weight of the
Nation, explores how our country got this way and what can be
done to tackle what has become a growing national health crisis.
Divided into four parts — "Consequences," "Choices," "Children
in Crisis" and "Challenges" — the series looks at the public
health challenges posed by an increasingly overweight
population, as well as the public policy debates around trying
to solve the epidemic. It also profiles regular folks across
America who have tried — and tried again