I know we talk a bit about weight on here - and it may all be a bit ad nauseam - but I wanted to encourage you to watch HBO's Weight of the Nation (in 4 parts) if you have not already.
Per HBO - http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films/main-films/Consequences
Per YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/HBODocs/featured
Even though this issue is nothing terribly new, I think it's the faces and the stories that continue to matter...To each person who struggles with it, advocates for it, and knows someone who lives with it - let's not push it under the rug until tomorrow or after the holidays/celebrations or the new year. I've experienced an uncomfortable silence during gatherings when I mention weight or show concern for both my partner and my amount of abdominal fat (a potential indicator for diabetes) or refuse purely liquid calories (no beer, sodas, or other sugar-sweetened beverages please!) - but why!? This is not shameful nor should it be guilt-ridden - just honest.
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