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Nutrition and portion control is important. but i also think and the ladies that put themselves on a 1200 calorie diet and all high cashe carbs are not doing themselves a favor. theyre stimulating their insurance lit, making it impossible to lose weight and theyre miserable. those are yo-yoers. >> yeah. im one of them. dr. paul thompson. have you ever tried pole dancing, john? >> no, that doesnt sound like something i would be -- >> i know you are very athletic. i have not. >> i like the bicycle...

>> exactly. jenna: what is the worst thing? when you go to the drugstore to see the shelves with the candy but you probably dont buy any. >> they are all pretty. jenna: what is worst thing on the shelf. >> a bunny this big that is solid mick chocolate could set you back like a thousand calories. so a really good thing to do, you know how people do like easter egg hunts. what you do is hide candy and then go hunt for it but hide it around two miles from your house. walk there, bike there. get a l...

>> night before. >> see if it works. give it a try. >> see if they eat it. and youll see the rewards. >> and then theyll eat the crust so no excuse. >> this gives them a lot of choices. portion control is important. as a parent, you can see the rainbow youre creating, so you can make sure there is all the different vitamins and minerals they need. and its a lot of fun when they open it. >> i like it. >> then there is tools like these guys that i love. you can take vegetable and then you can real...

It raises the point of portion control. mega amounts of green can also be bad for you as well. how do we know how much of something -- what is moderation? >> that is a very good point. if you look at the labels. serving size, they tell you how much you have to take. we dont really understand it. the truth is people are using a lot more, eating more and so they are going to address this in some of these labels thats going to change. i think more detail, better placement, just come to our color co...

Hes made it his mission about the obesity threat to americas children and he joins me now. welcome to you, jamie. how are you? >> hello, piers. >> spending the last few months trying to work out who is more unpopular in america right now, me for trying to bring in sensible gun control or you for trying to bring in sensible portion control. whats your thoughts? >> its probably you at the moment, piers. but im probably close behind you. >> in all seriousness, i think what you have been doing is ex...

Hamburger, have half of a hamburger. >> thats very good. truthfully, a portion of six ounces of meat or a steak is like your palm size. now, think about the steaks when you go to steakhouses that they serve. share it with someone, take it home and i always try to make myself leave a little bit on the plate. its like a control thing and if you say, okay. im not going to have that last bite, it will make you feel better. arthel: ill share a meal because if its on my plate, im go to eat it. >> the ...

To ride your bike, go hiking as a family, whatever it is, get off that couch. >> and what about diet? what do you recommend for that? >> for diet it all comes down to good portion control and specifically for diabetes, eating food so you have a steady state of your blood sugar, preventing the sugars and eating foods high in fiber, whole grains. i love a program called nutri system that is in accordance with the federal new trying nal guidelines and its been scientifically proven to help regulate...

To dance, if you like to swim, maybe you like to ride your bike, go hiking as a family, whatever it is, but get off that couch. >> what about diet, what do you recommend for that? >> for diet, it all comes down to good portion control and specifically for diabetes, eating foods that lead to what i was talking about before with a steady state of your blood sugar, preventing the spike. so avoiding the sugars and eating foods that are high in fiber, whole grains. i like a program called nutrisystem...

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