Chuck and Tom at the Haldron Collider at CERN
This past week we took our followers on two tours. One of these tours was a fictitious cycling tour that circled Switzerland. If only this fun romp through the Alps could be a reality. Who knows… someday it could be. The tour did highlight the reality of the many faces of obesity. It you followed our posts, you know that we highlighted the impact that obesity has in America from different perspectives.
Tom and Chuck with Schloss Chillon on Lake Geneva
Is weight loss surgery the answer to the obesity epidemic in America? Looking at the people in our weight loss surgery network, we can attest to the power of these surgeries to eliminate or reduce obesity in individuals. Is it the cure-all? We can definitely say that it is not.
Tom texting in an alpine meadow with a bovine friend
Childhood obesity is truly an epidemic. The statistics are telling. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. Sixty-one percent of overweight 5 to 10-year olds already have at least one risk factor for heart disease, and 26% have two or more risk factors. Those are very concerning statistics.
A reporter for the Cuyahoga Falls News Press interviewed Chuck and I a few weeks ago. This is the local newspaper for the city in which Chuck lives. It is really an honor for both of us to be interviewed. We thought that we would share her article with our readers. You can view the article on-line by clicking here.We have also pasted the text of the article below.
This morning Chuck and I were interviewed on WAKR, an Akron, Ohio talk radio station by Ray Horner, the morning host. Ray asked Chuck and I some great questions. Give it a listen. We are now off heading upward and eastward to Cumberland.
Tom and Chuck’s WAKR Interview
Location:Meyers Ave,Meyersdale,United States
