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Nutrition and portion control is important. but i also think and the ladies that put themselves on a 1200 calorie diet and all high cashe carbs are not doing themselves a favor. they're stimulating their insurance lit, making it impossible to lose weight and they're miserable. those are yo-yoers. >> yeah. i'm one of them. dr. paul thompson. have you ever tried pole dancing, john? >> no, that doesn't sound like something i would be -- >> i know you are very athletic. i have not. >> i like the bicycle. it is my preferred -- >> the bicycle. yeah. that's good. safe. >> mostly. we remember our na...

>> exactly. jenna: what is the worst thing? when you go to the drugstore to see the shelves with the candy but you probably don't buy any. >> they are all pretty. jenna: what is worst thing on the shelf. >> a bunny this big that is solid mick chocolate could set you back like a thousand calories. so a really good thing to do, you know how people do like easter egg hunts. what you do is hide candy and then go hunt for it but hide it around two miles from your house. walk there, bike there. get a little exercise. jenna: this is my favorite thing by the way, the cadbury eggs, my favorite. i love ...

>> night before. >> see if it works. give it a try. >> see if they eat it. and you'll see the rewards. >> and then they'll eat the crust so no excuse. >> this gives them a lot of choices. portion control is important. as a parent, you can see the rainbow you're creating, so you can make sure there is all the different vitamins and minerals they need. and it's a lot of fun when they open it. >> i like it. >> then there is tools like these guys that i love. you can take vegetable and then you can really easily just cut like this. >> this is where my grandmother would say enough. but the kids exp...

It raises the point of portion control. mega amounts of green can also be bad for you as well. how do we know how much of something -- what is moderation? >> that is a very good point. if you look at the labels. serving size, they tell you how much you have to take. we don't really understand it. the truth is people are using a lot more, eating more and so they are going to address this in some of these labels that's going to change. i think more detail, better placement, just come to our color code, 20 years is a long time to go without any modification. >> at least if you're making the effor...

He's made it his mission about the obesity threat to america's children and he joins me now. welcome to you, jamie. how are you? >> hello, piers. >> spending the last few months trying to work out who is more unpopular in america right now, me for trying to bring in sensible gun control or you for trying to bring in sensible portion control. what's your thoughts? >> it's probably you at the moment, piers. but i'm probably close behind you. >> in all seriousness, i think what you have been doing is extraordinary. but how do you think you're doing in reality? are you having much effect? are you ...