In America. Today, obesity is fast becoming a national pandemic. Approximately 58 million northern Americans are thought to be overweight, with just about eighty percent overweight by at least 25 lbs. Seventy pc of heart disease cases, and eighty percent of Type II Diabetes are directly related to obesity. An estimated 15% of kids are thought to be obese, and among children ages six to 8, seventy pc believe that fast food is more fit than home cooked meals. At this rate, children today could be the first generation whose survival expectancy may finish up being less than 1/2 their folks.