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You'll want to know this. the labels will undergo an overhaul for the first time in over 20 years. jan janet is a nutritionist. let's talk about this. when they list the amount of calories, the type is much bigger. you see how much bigger that is in the middle than the nutrition facts on the left. and i suppose that's a good thing. why? >> it's a great thing. i mean, this is really to address the obesity problem in america. so calories are important. the serving size has gotten a reality check and that is even more important. actually how much you are eating. so now you'll -- because we tend t...

Other foods that parents want their kids to eat less of. >> that is one of the questions. which parents are we talking about? >> the majority of parents. >> you're talking about the majority of parents caring about what kids drink or not drink. diet coke is good for people, even though it doesn't have sugar in it. the government has a track record here. in 1992 they came out with something called the food pyramid. it wasn't so right. it said people ought to eat a high carbohydrate diet. if we taught that in schools, why do we have an obesity problem? >> the government is not responsible for th...

Affected by soda and the obesity problem. what about the other 96%? >> i drink a lot of water. i'm a boring guy. once in awhile i'll have a little soda, but not a lot. >> wow. >> how about a french croissant? >> during the week, huh-uh. going to hold it over. i got a really good one tonight. >> i have a better one. >> no, you don't. and then the factor goes on the road next week. we'll tell you where so you can get out of town. moments away. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nhts. and the ones who turn ideas into action. we've made our passions our ...

It is inappropriate. >> inappropriate to say the least. i want to make one more point. the keystone pipeline is what they're protesting, pipe lines are the safest way in the country to transport oil. they should take that into account. >> i'm sure they walked over. >> right, i am sure they didn't take a car, see you next time. you can soon expect major sticker shock on your next trip to the grocery store. in a move that can only happen in america, a trial lawyer who once defended what is one of the most recognizable food brands now is saying they up for america's obesity problem. trace galla...

To get fat. but life is about making choices and things in moderation. you lost a lot of weight. but lawyers don't get that. or thankfully maybe they do and it doesn't -- or maybe they do and it doesn't matter. >> what i would love to ask the lawyers, even if they win this -- let's say they get the 16 states and one of them is iowa, and i hope tom miller is smart enough not to drink from this cool cool aid. how does this help the obesity problem? how does that help the overweight problem? what they don't is they're just enabling it even more by doing this, saying, no, no, no, we're not smart e...