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Refrigerated. nutri social security system indicated they are coming out with frozen meals that will be part of their basic plan. you can get them on the select plan. those might be a good option for people who do nutrisystem. >> kelly: they've been advertising that they taste better. so apparently they must have been doing its own kind of taste testing to self check itself. >> yeah. not among the group that we tested. >> juliet: what about the brands that are actually, that you can go to the grocery store, the supermarket and buy? >> what these plans are basically selling is portion control. ...

And there are a lot of men who need to lose weight. even people in the field. it's interesting. i know a lot of people who have been working this field, myself included. i used to weigh 30 to 35 pounds more than i do now. having the knowledge is part of the answer. but you have to act. and i guess one of the disappointing things in the survey is there are a lot of people out there that know they want to lose weight, they need to lose weight and they're not doing anything. in the last year or two, they haven't tried. they got to try -- they've got the motivation. they've actually got to try. po...

They're doing it for health, the benefit's there either way. losing 5, 10, 15 pounds is enough to produce some health benefits. and we need that. for the last 20 to 25 years, this country's been headed in the wrong direction in terms of body weight. and it's starting to affect children now, as well. you know, and it's a global problem. >> well, the cdc backs up what you're saying right now that obesity rates inched up 2% from 2007 to 2009. they've got all these health professional warnings. what is going on here? why is it happening? >> i think there are multiple reasons. but two that are at t...

And drink red wine i'm in great shape! >> you're already doing that. >> that is the wrong message. >> gregg: i'll tell my wife, it is okay. >> i want to press in a little bit and you say you drink a couple of glasses a wine. is there a coincidence, when i drink a glass of red wine with dinner i also don't overeat and i get full faster and there is something in the wine that keeps me from eating as much. >> well, look you want to watch the portion of the food that you eat, and, so, portion control, having a glass of red wine is healthy, it is fine, unless you have liver disease and your doctor ...

-- effect and kids that end up with eating disorders. >> i don't think anybody has to worry that if they do the right things at home in order to educate their kids they're going to have any kind of disorders of anorexia or anything like that. there's a couple of things. i think that this battle has to start at home. and you know, i pointed out in a full screen that we have, one of the things parents have to do can dealo sow deal with portion control. if you teach kids from the beginning they don't eat a big plate of pasta, something moderate could do the trick, this is something you need to do...