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Required calories to be posted in chain restaurants in 2010 isno now taking aim at salt. the proposed warning would applyto r to restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide. it would show a salt shaker nexten to any menu item with more than u.s. daily recommended limit of 2,300 milligrams of sodium. thats about a teaspoon of salt, with a message stating, high sodium intake can lead to risk of heart disease and stroke. the health department estimates d about 10% of dishes would warrant a s...

Know, you lay it out very succinctly what sugars and and where theyre hidden. why dont you go into that right now. what is sugar? >> well, heres the deal. theres so much out there now about watch the sugar, no more than five added teaspoons. but thats actually not the issue. its not about no sugar. its about lowering your sugar impact. and sugar is sneaking into some of the craziest places. we think were doing everything right. were eating low fat, eating whole grains. but a piece of wheat bread...

>> as a public health advocate and somebody who looks at policy, what do you think of the bloomberg soda ban which deblasio is trying to bring back? >> i talked to michael bloomberg the other night. he tried an initiative to get a test to see what would happen if we restricted the access of sodas using food stamps. he couldnt get the usda to approve a pilot study to restrict access of soda with food stamps just to see what would happen. thats craziness. usda spends $4 billion in food stamps payi...

Paying for medicaid for diabetes and obesity related complications. >> if you dont care about your own gut, you cant help but look at these kids. you have some beautiful children in this film and you make the case they were type ii diabetes which is early adult-onset diabetes. in 1980, zero cases. in 2010, almost 60,000. >> i know. i think the statistics in the film are staggering. when you think about it, if we stay on this current trajectory in, two decades all americans, 95% rather of america...

In 2010, almost 60,000. >> i know. i think the statistics in the film are staggering. when you think about it, if we stay on had current trajectory in, two decades all americans, 95% rather of americans will be overweight or obese. by 2050, one in three will have diabetes. i think this is the saddest fact of all. this current generation of children is the first expected to have shorter life spans than their parents. now, if that isnt an outrageous legacy were leaving to our children, i dont know...

More shoe fwar people took -- sugar people took in, the greater the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. people who took in 7 and 21% of sugar had a 38% increase. this is quite a large association. as you mentioned, youre right, weve known that sugar is not good. now this study is suggesting not only does it do that, but it also perhaps increases the risk of death from heart problems. >> i think its interesting and a really good point. >> important point on this, were not talking about suga...

American kids that were in head start programs? those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues.

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to why, but one in particular is getting a much closer look. its about sugar. everybody knows too much is bad, but i have been surprised see just how bad. i did this investigation with cbss "60 minutes" and it begins with this pediatric endo kronologist who says were literally poisoning ourselves with sugar. >> is sugar toxic? >> i believe it is. >> do you ever worry that it just sounds a little bit over the top? >> sure. all the time. but its the truth. >> dr. robert lustig is a pedia...