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There's definite links to cardiovascular health. when we start talking about things like cancer, i'm actually more concerned about more environmental things -- diet, lack of exercise, obesity problems. when i talk about diet, i'm very concerned about high caloric intake as opposed to other things. isle point out that poor kids and middle clathsz kids, and this is not a race thing but a socioeconomic thing, poor kids have diets much higher in carbohydrates. middle-class kids have diets higher in protein. >> because carbohydrates are way cheaper. >> right. some of the best data from this comes f...

And the bottom line is, taxpayers need to understand why -- what their money is being used for, and here's the irony of it. the way it's being used, ultimately you have to spend more money on the same people who need benefits because of obesity problems. a lot of junk food. >> neil: potato chips and snacks, find ways to get liquor. the question is, how do you rein it in and you argue the genuinely poor than those who say -- some say you're ary cyst. >> you get the racist aspect of it. >> how do you feel about that? >> if you want to talk about realistically, people who get sucked into these pr...

Set up that way with those sorts of incentives, then you get what we have today. "the new york times" had a very interest chart that is relevant to people. take a couple examples. in the u.s., an mri scan is $1, 009. in britain i it's $100. you have to ask this question about the american system. which is drimpb by fee for service. why do we pay so much and have relatively little to show for it? we outspend the rest of the world, but france which spends half as much as we do, the people live longer. they have lower infant mortality rates and they don't have the obesity problems we have. >> dr....

Services, people get checked out, get educated. i'm going to ask my director to put the map of the seven cities that you're going to be in. they're large cities right now. do you on the heels of report that i gave just about five minutes ago saying that mississippi, okay okay, and missouri have the largest obesity problems in our country. do you think you're going to expand beyond these cities that we see on the map? >> there is no doubt. this is going to be a complete movement. we're starting with these seven cities because it costs money and infrastructure to put these things together. but a...

That can help you discuss .a.d. together. call the toll free number .on the screen for your free information kit today. the risk is real. take the next step. call today. well, now to a medical question -- or to medical news, rather, and a question many of our mom viewers up feeding their babies right now are probably thinking about, when should i start feeding my baby solid food? >> a new study shows starting solid food too soon could lead to obesity problems later in life. what does this mean for your baby? here's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: we all love a chubby baby but studies show start...