The big health problem in the country today is diabetes and pre-diabetes obesity .

There's a lot of science behind its health benefits.

In any case, seeing care for certain groups as an excessive cost reflects an arguably perverse way of thinking about health care in terms of human need. [...] In other words, care for the sick is an economic burden only in health care systems where profit is the bottom line and public services are underfunded and politically unsupported - that is, systems in which only market logic is considered legitimate.

When you look at the epidemic of obesity in this country, which is not going away anytime soon, you can quickly see how the number of people with type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing. It truly is going to become a health care crisis because there are not enough practitioners, educators, or programs out there to help these people.

one of the most tragic, costly and preventable public health problems facing this country today.

This is part of a prevention revolution in the medications we have to prevent heart attack and stroke. They're easier to take and have less side effects. This is just the tip of the iceberg. It shows we can do a lot better in the next five to 10 years.