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United states are staggering. estimate at $150 billion. they could skyrocket to 300 billion in just a few years. who's to blame for the epidemic? it's a question of self control, the food companies and restaurant chains at fault? here with me to debate that are a director of robotic surgery at the university of pittsburgh medical center and michael moss, "new york times" investigative reporter and author of "salt sugar fat." welcome to you both. so 35.7% of american adults, 16.9% of american children age 2 to 19 are obese according to centers of disease control and prevention. that will reach ...

Smaller companies to absorb. >> it equates to cutting down on jobs and other things. >> reporter: the fda estimates it will cost $28.5 million up front and $24 million a year after that. that is how much the health care system could save the fda says if just .02% of obese adults ate 100 fewer calories a week. >> on the upside saving 100 calories a day can help lose 10 pounds a year. >> reporter: there's a wide range of options from a bag of chips with $100 to a pack of calories that total 650 calories. many restaurant chains now post calorie information all thoel early research shows most cust...

But if you add up those, there are more in that group than are teens. so increasingly we are talking about team who are not teens but are trying to live on the minimum wage but it doesn't keep up with the cost. >> where the jobs were there are so many more people entering the economy in these jobs and raising the minimum wage is absolutely the right thing to do. let's talk about what this new economy looks like. you go to a country in france where the minimum wage is higher and you go to mcdonald's with a tou touchscreen. even restaurant chains have tabletop computers. >> hold on.

Democracy has documented, the conservative epi operates out of the same suite as a firm owned by lobbyist richard berman. in fact, berman is the principal officer of the employment policies institute, one of which bloomberg reported are five tax-exempt groups that operate out of berman's office and have paid his firm more than $15 million. berman was once identified by the nickname dr. evil in a "60 minutes" profile. he's sought to prevent regulations on tobacco and lobbied for restaurant chains that do not want to see the minimum wage changed. and it's safe to assume they're very likely funde...

Entirely. the group adopted a name very similar to an actual think tank, the economic policy institute, which also as the acronym, epi, and as the center for median democracy has documented, the conservative epi operates out of the same suite as a firm owned by lobbyist richard berman. in fact, berman is the principal officer of the employment policies institute, one of which bloomberg reported are five tax-exempt groups that operate out of berman's office and have paid his firm more than $15 million. berman was once identified by the nickname dr. evil in a "60 minutes" profile. he's sought to...