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That's nearly triple the rate of childhood obesity since 1980. obesity-related health care costs are estimated between 147 and $210 billion per year. dr. sanjay gupta is here to talk about the ama's decision. so, sanjay, the ama says obesity is a disease like heart disease or cancer or something like that? >> yeah. i mean, you know, when something is called a disease like this, i think it is more than just semantics which i guess you're alluding to, carol. you can think of it like cancer or diabetes. i think what it means for the medical community, potentially, is that they can now spend more ...

This is not just -- it is about the edo koji, but that edo koji impacts human beings at all these different levels. >> you're talking about 640,000 jobs and $210 billion in wages for recreation and tourism al e alone, not talking about just the oil and gas industry. there's an opportunity to create a new environmentally beneficial economy because the environment in that region underlies the economy and every dime that bp pace that can go to environmental restoration should go to environmental restoration because that's economic recovery in the long run of the let me tell you why. the coast of ...

The terms of lead abbatement justify the cost. $10 billion is the cost of a 20-year program to replace lead painted windows in an older home. $210 billion a year four decades could be the annual return for the lead reduction efforts. an estimated $60 billion generated by kids with higher iqs who go on to earn higher incomes. $150 billion in savings from an estimated 10% reduction in crime. karen, political will is part of this. >> yeah. >> this congress cut, the 112th, our favorite congress. they are not doing much. they cut the cdc budget for lead poisoning by 94%, cutting it from $29 million...

Much for this country. >> no doubt. >> over the last 70, 80 years. and to see it now dissipate because because of, you know, what happens in a few select states and a few select people. it's pretty sad. >> if we want a strong middle class, we need strong unions, and they seem to be committing suicide politically. this study indicates more than half the people in the states will be obese by 2030. two-thirds of americans are already overweight or obese. at this rate health care costs could skyrocket by billions and billions of dollars. cost estimates for treating obesity in the u.s. are about as...

That waste amounts to a big 30% of the cost of the entire u.s. health care system. the $750 billion easily surpasses the pentagon's annual budget and stopping this waste first would easily cover the $716 billion in medicare cuts that are on the table. it's more than enough to care for the uninsured. the scale of waste is surprising. the report identified six major areas of waste. but the worst are unnecessary service, $210 billion annually. inefficient delivery of care, $130 billion. and excessive administrative costs of $190 billion. getting better controls is one of the keys to reducing the ...