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To tell us women wanted to lose weight? >> a poll helps spread the news and get it out there and make sure people realize that weight loss is a big deal. >> most of americans are overweight and as we know an obesity problem in this country and people are way overweight and we all need to lose some weight and this poll sort of reinforces the fact that we need to be eating better and exercising more. >> i hope seeing something like that on "america's next top model" that people who are normal size need to lose weight or somebody who needs to lose ten pounds need to lose 20. >> it's about losing ...

Obesity problem in this country. the administration is implementing financial regulatory reform, but the priority for the to into maed a mfrgs is still job creation and the economy. >> and there are concerns on both sides of the aisle in the nation's growing debt in differing opinions on the best way to scale back short and long-term deficits. republican senator judd greg is the ranking member on the budget committee and is somebody that enjoys coming on and talk about the deficit. so we'll start there, senator greg. look, let's start with this. the bush tax cuts. we know there are two sides...

At calories, grams of fat? what is really the most important thing to look at? >> great question. it is calorie. forget about the fat issue. that got overblown, in the 1990s, and, everything went no fat and that is attributable to part of the obesity problem. we thought we could eat what we wants if there is no fat and we need two things, calories per serving and almost, even more importantly, servings per container, most people are shocked, their pint of ice cream is 4 servings and if one is 200 calories, eat the whole thing which is what most people do, that is 800 calories and way more than...

Areas can get fruits and vegetables and improving physical activity. better ways to walk and ride your bike to school. it's a very comprehensive approach to the obesity problem. >> i want to ask about sodium and your take on the what the risks are and what is good medical practice, good nutrition when it comes to sodium? >> we've now had a couple of reports from the institute of medicine and a panel that advises the usda on dietary guidelines that says americans are consuming too much sodium. there's been a separate study suggesting that there's a lot of added heart disease and high blood pres...

Lecture him first. >> i'm sure she does. >> with all these labels and that is nice we do and that can be helpful we do have an obesity problem. it goes back to parenting. >> sean: i love junk food. i have one solution either i bring it in the house and eat it all or i don't bring it in the house. so i don't bring it in the house. >> i monitor what my kids eat, we don't have sodas in the house. >> if they had put a piece of broiled fish in front of him and the hamburgers or the buffalo wings, we all know the cure. we know don't smoke, don't ding, go to bed early. -- don't drink, go to bed early...