I am watching a show on obesity and the facts in this country are very sobering. At this time two thirds of American adults and one in six children are overweight. Obesity is fast approaching smoking as the leading cause of prevent able death in this country. But this final fact is the one that I found most shocking. If society continues on this destructive path, the life expectancy of our children will be shorter than our own life expectancies.

Nursing homes to help the super-obese are starting to pop up throughout the country to try to help people that are excessively overweight. Many of the people in these facilities consider it their last chance. I also believe that health costs will increase as more people suffer from weight related medical conditions. Food is the one substance you can be addicted to that you can abstain from. Being a recovering addict, I will tell you that dealing with my weight is much more difficult than giving up the drugs was and that is the reason. You must manage your eating each and every day.

I find that in some areas of my town the obesity problem is worse than others. There is a certain buffet that is always filled with people that are over 300 pounds. The Walmart across the street is always got somebody on an electric scooter, because it is too difficult for them to walk. An addiction of any type is not easy to manage, but I believe food to be the most difficult. It not only takes a lifestyle change it takes counseling to get to the root of why we overeat.