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>> there is new research that finds drinking whole milk rather than lower fat milk may be better for preventing heart disease. make no mistake, there are billions of dollars in food sales at stake in these guidelines as they are affecting everything from food labeling and family shopping choices to school lunch programs and doctors advice to patients. >> peter barnes, thank you. whole eggs are better than egg whites. whole milk is much better than skim milk. now they say to drink the absolutely delicious whole milk. they're telling us no more margarine, eat butter. eat the butter. next they'll...

Taking school supplies and delivering them to the kids. it always helps when you have a big name. he's also a parent with small boys of his own so certainly he understands what it feels like to see a child in need and want to help. >> this is a real problem that affects everybody. when we started talking about this problem, people such as usher were willing to give not only from their time but from their heart and soul to this issue. retailers such as target were just willing to just jump in and partner with us on it. and in the end of the day that's what's important, that everybody gets toget...

Should be monitored on a regular basis. don't let this go on. the effect of kai beats with stay in your system for many, many years. >> you're talking about kids too. they're not out there running around like we did playing jump rope or whatever you did as a kid. they're sitting at computers. >> when the parents go to these fast food rurnts and ordering all this food, the kids are following the same kind of behavior. marc did a segment about some of the fast foods, and i said, i promise you a year later, they have not incorporated all the fruits and vegetables and apples that you talk about. >...

Diabetes, these are high risk groups and they should be monitored on a regular basis. the effects of diabetes can stay in your system to many, many years. >> you're talking about kids, they're not out there running around like we did, playing jump rope or whatever we did as kids. they're sitting at the computer or on the phone. >> when the parents go to these fast food restaurants, the kids are learning the same kind of behavior. and that's where you bring in -- >> i said they have not incorporated all the food, vegetables in there. >> we're going to talk about lunch programs in a few months. ...

And their loss for more influence and power over individual citizens, this is absurd beyond bloef. it's as if i just commented michael bloomberg but here he is, super size this, you know. the only thing getting super sized here is the size of our government. >> bloated government. tighten the belt. >> we have a lot of cash to focus on foods which is interesting because focussing in on food and focussing in on nutrition are two different topics and we're seeing the first lady on her push now to go on capitol hill. >> that's gone great, huh? >> to get congress to help her in the lunch programs i...