You know I talk a lot about the obesity epidemic in this country here at FFTV, but this is something that even shocked me. New research finds if things don’t change, most American adults – 86 percent – will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. 86 percent!

And the cost of this crisis? The study – which is in the online issue of Obesity - projects health care spending related to overweight and obesity to reach as much as $956.9 billion as health problems soar. Both the overweight and obese are more at risk for having several health conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Another scary effect of all this – researchers say children and young adults may have a shorter life expectancy than their parents if the obesity epidemic is left unaddressed.

Even as we keep getting more sombering news about obesity in the U.S., I still think the trend can be reversed if we all do our part – you know, the “it takes a village” mentality. I have been busy talking to a lot of people lately who are already Making a Healthy Difference and will share their stories with you very soon.

In the meantime, I’m curious – what do you think needs to be done to get us out of this mess and really turn things around?

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