Why Are We Fat?

" Edit show with the idea that bigger is better we've seen a steady increase in the size of everything from -- TVs to our cars and unfortunately. Our waist lines but. It's time to -- that way of thinking for the carbon. Welcome to last document. With obesity rates -- an all time high in America where literally bursting at the seams. Did you know there are more than 72 million Americans weren't considered obese. I while those numbers may sound shocking frankly I'm not surprised just take a look at what we. From super size fast food meals to all you can -- face the portions we consume -- over the top. But don't take my word for it check out what the experts are saying --"

" In America we called -- from our families. To our halts. This country was founded on a limited natural resources. Therefore we were able to do things that no other place in the world. Was able to do in terms of size rules winery founder and CEO of history factory says it's no surprise that societies. -- has also follow this figure is better mantra. People talk about that the Genesis of a supersize and important sizes to the 1960s but there was a movie theater. Fellow couldn't figure out a way to sell more popcorn and tried to for one people that wanna buy it he added a Jumbo popcorn and people bought it. After World War II lifestyles and marry could change. And the quick family dinners at home basic challenge. We had a vast country we built an interstate system we allowed the growth of suburbs we had the automobile. Pretty soon people were living in the suburbs and commuting into their work they needed an alternative. To sitting at breakfast table so they began the fast food."

" Americans tend to come home and it how quickly can I eat I have to get done the -- that things to do. And also you know we don't really sit there and relax all eat so by the time you're clean your -- he didn't even give your stomach contents and say hey wait I'm fall."

" Ironically this new on the run lifestyle fueled an epidemic of obesity. But several wells nutrition editor for fitness magazine also sees another culprit. It's something nutrition as half point portion distortion. And there are examples everywhere."

" Nate seat bar. Nasty talk trash -- attacks but resting on the back in the bag and that they made about a hundred cookie. Today that same bag of chocolate chips -- not increase the size about makes only sixty so we got from the cookie that looked after this size it is pretty norm all. It's one that looks this sort now we basically double the size of the cookie which means -- getting double the calories and that."

" In 1972 a large order of fast food Fries -- three and a half ounces. Today that large has more than double."

" It can basically be about three people. 500 calories eat -- has about fourteen carries. Just to show you what is as a comparison. Almost eight announcement. Of friend that just."

" On average Americans are drinking 21%. Of their daily calories that's more than double what doctors recommend. And the size of soda bottles are not helping the glass on the left hold soda from a twenty ounce bottle. Which -- for individual consumption."

" So this is for comparisons in 1916 a bottle of soda with six point fat out so this is 215 -- days. It out over a hundred how nice this spring evening and then. Muffins have also grown to go to three times."

" At a restaurant you'd typically serve -- pasta dish that is six times the amount you should be eating. As the 1940s. American women have -- seven inches to their waist. But clothing makers have a great trip to make you feel -- anyway. Fitness magazines fashion director says that he's sizing has become popular with low to mid point retailers."

" A ticket price -- and and label it as an eight or they might take twelve only -- as an -- to marketing -- they realize that women are more likely to shop and spend more money if they feel good about themselves and what makes you feel better than thinking that your smaller size than you actually are."

" You can probably still hear your mother -- clean your plate. Combine that mentality with fashion food marketing and value shopping and you've got the perfect storm for your waistline. People would rather have one big one. Then two little ones and therefore portions and sizes continue to grow so we've kind of gotten ourselves into into an arms race. When it comes portion sizes. People don't even perceive the difference and up next dietitian kind of suck but will reveal what -- computer mouse at tennis ball. Backup cars all have to do with portion."

" Welcome back glad not to many welcome back to our guest citation 10% to brought. --"

" Portion controls supersize have been talking about that -- you have tricks up his sleeve. To get everybody cooking and to the against the rise size. Cut back home cooking home cooking -- you can't get this portion of the little restaurant where there and."

" And that's -- point where it's hard to assess how much is a question you have to walk into rests on a cloud scale -- in need on and help you you want me here and and when I obviously want to. You really our minds as they -- this side -- what we have to get some visual -- telling him yellow -- that the tables and even someone assess how much of that each of the evil and -- I did say the words believe old badly overmatched and I seen the prices they -- yeah I am I gonna do I'm -- hanging around like that and -- pack up and -- home I cannot stress enough that questions -- restaurants are -- at the -- times. The amount that you should be eating two to three times so I recommend to. All my patients eat half and taking at a half home. -- getting much more than what you bargained for and unfortunately. But paying the price hit that let me they'd better at least support the restaurants that are controlling the -- because I know a lot of people who -- restaurants they don't look how little they gave him not coming back here again that's child that's -- reference to affords you so much is because their cost of doing business with the -- and now it so they can afford to give -- let's show you let's go to our -- tricks you got a checkbook here. We have a chat but at this rate for a -- white Fitch. So this these are all me and pushes for proteins so it consulate in mean weight that's one thing about the size of the check but that's going to be three ounces. And when it comes to portions. I reckon in 1946 ounces so you can add up to two so if I think of a check book like this. I say I wanna p.s that chicken or against cessation this emphasized that -- and will enter an Olympic check our pilots to look -- chickened out in what eat and get activities is sounding. At the mayor question looks like a deck of cards anything you get a link here is because this is so sanity and compare it to the thickness of this and -- So in -- back deck of cards and this is a three ounce portion of check in 08 and here we have Stan beef. County that actually wanted to read that you have spending cuts and --"

" And on port land in -- doesn't know which cuts to get OK all right the next trick they have up -- is this that the the dice."

" about but that this spicy cheese and we think about teens with a one ounce of hard cheeses -- hundred calories. That's a lot of calories for small amount of food so the way that you I'd want that end up putting together Fordyce and that's around the size of one ounce of cheese. So okay so so what -- leading let's say okay -- is that she's boy does it right but they don't cut it that they when you go to they cut it a little bit smaller than that look and feel they'd have to -- Miki says but right around it counts as a hundred calories. To -- his -- not seem like a lot in the big picture but. 100 calories in excess every day week to ten pounds of weight gain. It does matter."

" Okay the next trick they have some good you know this that we all these visuals have that have to be like for me and he visuals. That they did this is that the mouse the computer mouse and it's a fight to a peak -- out."

" Now they're eight details that really are three to four times the size now from Idaho I could tell you that at its Atlanta says it's probably half. Half the amount of an average speak it's hitting it in again a restaurant something of a computer mouse that's -- very simple even if they bring it bigger potato to the table."

" I have to do is eat the portion that I think looks like a computer to backed court this portion distortion."

" Push it sometimes so large that we no longer know what a normal portion is supposed to look like me a week alive is what in the clean your plate club run by him mom or dad went -- clean your plate -- likely to the right so we -- out. We apply that same thinking we have to clean our plate. Unfortunately the average restaurant meal is over a thousand calories it's more than half of your needs the entire day went to eat half and take a rest home aren't. The tennis ball yes at a price the -- that effect it. This is half cup Busch and united -- RA and -- now I'm not Italian I do love Italian food. It's not to say not eat Italian food not to eat -- the point being that this is half a cup and recommend. One cop so I'm the size of two tennis balls but the way to -- a half cup question. Which is it AD in pushing that's what we're going that I should aim for like 210 has bulls pretty. Tennis balls as a as a start questioning went up so that that would protein vegetables lean protein and somewhat that's the one."

" I salute to tennis bulls and a computer mouse and one -- so."

" It sounds like quite a meal then."

" In particular -- did Cuban restaurant. And finally you have the the hockey puck what is that in represent that should be the size -- that would be a team and stayed all."

" Unfortunately -- near exceeding the average baseball is set to speak and says and if you want and to terms a slightly as a white bread. One -- of red equals a slice so at seven and speed bump. Is seven slices -- you wanna look two -- which indeed it -- into pieces of toast for breakfast. Eight and -- and that is excessive and we'll probably need to waking."

" So all of these rules that you have shown us who does that apply to everybody."

" Everywhere and everybody currently trying to every three Americans are overweight and one of the greatest you're looking at one right now basically this is our fortunes -- control. With eating way too much. And it's time to. If we can't get the manufacturers in the restaurants to serve small questions that we've got to get a little more proactive and to start eating half of these -- portions because if not we end up looking down by."

" Thank you so much for my -- at least bricks I think that this is very important because everybody's overweight myself included -- to start eating all my little different. You know almighty computer mouse -- ideas. Be sure to check our website Fox News helped dot com for more on all of this. And we'll look at it's -- right to block every week and it's very very good and coming up we run down the latest health headlines -- this America."

" And still ahead and done them any indication that college dean's cool."

" How -- we hope you don't fool that guys like and particularly if there is help lengthen the waistline in the heart you know the question ruled out."

" Welcome back blessed not to -- and welcome back our fountain of wisdom -- this and -- who marches in the hot seat to talk headlines hi back to see how -- how are you. So let's talk about some headlines this -- I love. Because it's right up my Alley ice cream and burgers at this ice cream and burgers. Are the perfect combination to control brain. What even when that control the brain was in pretty well then."

" Actually is about the fact that eating some of those foods can actually cause you wanna eat more so this is we have to start exhibiting system itself so -- member of his control my brain. But that was my life that you could. Ultimately success with that -- But basically what they found is that in looking at these foods they actually -- found a substance called comedy gases. A committee cast it is found in beef and dairy foods and cheese of cheese milk and all this actually find saturated -- And basically was that what does that it causes insulin resistance and an assistant dean and those two hormones are very important for a controlling your appetite. The only thing fed these foods to brats into my eyes as you know we haven't seen any cities -- and animal counterparts. They basically found that they weren't able to suppress appetites and so they thinking race and that's my problem. -- my run -- came from banner."

" I can eat whatever I want but that's one -- this headline listen up this headline is huge. Mike Guinness you know the Irish beer pint of Guinness plays. You know it says that -- is. You know it helps. Has sort of benefits longevity benefits. Well what this study did and I thought beer like Colin you know sort of kill my brain cells but against."

" Not -- now actually can be protecting your brains out. But having said this this this that -- actually very very careful about reporting the study because of what -- by no means advocating. What this study is is prove what I would say may be showing what they did it is that they looked at people who have been in car accidents. Or it had traumatic injuries to their brain. And they actually found that people that had done it while they were intoxicated. Seem to have protective factor against the -- what they had last they survived a lot of unlike is that I. Now against the -- there is survived their injuries better they have less brain injuries. But they think it may be is that there's an inflammatory response that caused by the byte by this alcohol that sort of it it's left or just say it's lessened by the bodies and it lessens the body's inflammatory."

" But -- but again this is found to be beneficial per say it's a very good beer you know. Pick it Nokia has some good good qualities to it and it's not that high in calories and body up I give us images like 125. Calories per game."

" I calorie and it does it does have some some good health benefits that drinking and driving us now on that so why not too crazy about according to study."

" Okay well this one this you headlines try to be rallies talking about mushrooms. And what kind of mushrooms but mushrooms in the diet. As a protection against breast cancer approvals."

" While the study was reported its National Journal cancer and that basically took the study its 2000 Chinese Government. Who -- not smoked who eighth to ten grams of classrooms. And at Dei and what they basically found is that decrease their risk of breast cancer by 64%. On and on top of it if they combine it with green tea that even decreased by 90% why because green -- is an anti accidents that we know that that's helpful. But the massive have a component -- Lin Elliott acid when LA after that has been shown to. Not only boost your immune system but also to protect you so tired of building just not -- any kind of mushroom. And they said any kind of must invade to pay that much sense but the consistent collection to Oracle's chant thing. But the ones there's season might get them on the now it's you know the anyway right so what you can do in your diet to try to prevent breast cancer at these are some things you can do adding -- screen TM accent --"

" Now guys wake up this headline. Look at this listen to me look what look at this headline. It seems. That and North Carolina woman and gave her husband big gift that keeps giving for his fortieth birthday. 365. Days of sex guarantees."

" Sounds like now that's a headline this is the headlines that have been that I should that I kind of believe in it and I think a lot of men believe that I argued but it. I'm an old story and I'm -- I didn't find her to bring this home visit and they've actually trial on the island she wrote him back about. That this this experience and apparently there -- some ground rules so it needs he didn't comply events they didn't have sex every single day. But basically did and you know what that's actually a good thing we know that sex has benefits it boost your -- says sound it's good for your hard it's pretty burns calories. -- write a prison door for a second how good with a total body exactly good for the brain right. And also from men helps prevent prostate cancer anyone and it actually strengthens the flow of the floor muscles and a pelvis so that sound that helps with that consonants and things like that's what. What do you got to look at this massive five. I don't lose weight and I -- I'm gonna do what sense of today I'm sure she called a better name is Helen Ellis and finance finds a note both of you really wanna know about her -- I think you now my husband rather note that read about it yeah that's."

" Anyway and speaking aspects relaxing have a stories that keeps trying but I -- had a photo that you don't think it is -- Of the year the master of the subjects of as a pregnant woman that's from Hawkins. That actually has is pregnant with two babies but there are not ones has that happened there actually takes a well."

" All day in theory they're twins but they're not twins I think that this is what we call a super -- negation or you know this is one women. You don't get pregnant. The pregnancy gets embedded in the womb. Subsequent days later she has and of course again which you obviously it's again. And bingo you have another pregnancy that gets embedded in the uterus so that you have two children in the war. But they come from different gestational periods. And that can happen up to sometimes you know twenty days. That's stretching it because. And that doesn't end up to twenty days it's almost you never see it but this could be that could be a difference of several weeks. And it becomes a challenge because for a lot of patience when you know when they go back to the obstetrician they do an ultrasound and to tell you having one baby I'll cave album well then you come back a couple of weeks later it's a web NIC another sack. So sometimes that doctors have to be sure that they didn't miss a twin pregnancy because it changes the whole dynamic of the all of the pregnancy but also. All when you have that discrepancy between one baby and and another like linked notes but this hyper obviously ambulatory phase. It could be high risk factor for four for the pregnancy so you have to go to -- high risk obstetrician B yeah sure it happens sites that let our at a dealer that's rocked tricky. Tricky because remember one babies ahead our. Argue she might be cooking well I got a little one that is behind Fred you know but sometimes -- as we say in high risk -- it will be. That that the the the the risk of the many outweighed the risk of the field so you have to sort of cut your losses may be deliver a little bit earlier like. Maybe 35 weeks or so so -- you have the advantage of having babies that are. -- you know very healthy and very viable but you know you have to sort of played tricks and CO -- the pregnancy to make sure that the growing well that we have tricks."

" I had critics ask again for these things after conceding the first one after three days after that and you can't do this anymore."

" I mean I can't really get it it really -- I'd never seen it so it's you know. It's -- I really happen I have I seen it happen in this a couple of weeks but nothing really happened -- the point so what happens when you give it hasn't had a sixty."

" They go next to -- Johnny saying could very. Being -- today anyway as always -- Vancouver we thank you for giving us is straight talk straight answer you really smart lady thanks much for being. And up next -- sink my teeth some guilt free duke who stick around for many plus one."

" this program it's clear that you should watch what you eat but please. Let's not take the fun out of beating please I'm begging you. Well -- it turns out you don't have to. I teamed up with the food network's Jamie and Bobby dean who show me how to make some healthy do --"

" All but let's talk about how do we called -- who would that guys like and particularly. That is healthy and you can and -- and wait until around the waistline in the heart you know keep the -- ruled out. Those old matchup that's that's definitely -- guys did right there haven't every weekend and going after somebody give me a beer --"

" And then right. And yours. So they announced first ever trip ever. -- really stupid or very good and some onions and we've we've. Or put this down and accurately so -- Half saturated fat. And we've also got to Turkey meat which of course a black things would support a little salon for a so this is really already healthy tasty dish that all the ingredients and good sport. And I've never -- down we're gonna spread them archived here."

" We're gonna has some cheese if you want to you know you can find really tasty good to -- now on this Al Green and things like that of course without touching that I'm not talking here not you know plus. This outrage you listen to -- it would not -- it is okay this is something that we do in in in the south maybe not but far easier from here to -- and that is this really cool. -- We haven't ever been. Which makes it really -- it's exactly what -- formed right that's where things on Red -- never have thought well you don't want. They keep me in the they keep these at a hospital anytime -- if you like does -- you -- you can make this how he knew him well. -- Well who is he around. Well we're gonna really nice likes loss for the sports. Okay Jamie got via cable is out there couldn't make -- and I'm going to add shallots of that. -- count on there then I guess you know again."

" office and this is this is. Really. Help your alternative for you you know instead of a lot of servers thing. We're gonna -- Sir maples got a little bit of course are among them government."

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" Waited some more and more natural weak horse in this this is a little bit of catch up. Which it's hard. Barbecue sauce that's have been by the secret ingredient. About a little bit of whiskey. Improvement. -- That's because Douglas as the good stuff they do it bit him and say hey."

" And I you can cut. I love. Yeah. Any dog is is due to a little whiskey and missed -- these elements. -- Sitting on your flavor and good doctors here actually very didn't. Let me tell you that has what medicinal properties."

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" Wrong and I just bravura yeah down. It takes about one look at look at the -- beautiful who say that guys can. Well opt instead it was good yeah. -- through I think that moms and then no way tonight. I learn a thing -- two from Jamie and Bobby and I am happy to report you can still eat like a guy and be healthy. I know you're sick of hearing it because I am sick of saying it but moderation is really the key. DJ you know carrying extra weight puts you at risk for conditions like heart disease stroke and type two diabetes and some types of cancer. And where you carry your extra weight makes all the difference for example. Men with a waist size larger than forty inches and women measuring more than 35 inches. Are a dangerous risk for alzheimer's disease so start making small changes today. And for ways to us by doing that check our website fox knows how hot stuff that's all for now thank you so much for joining us. I'm Dr. -- until next time when I'm still be doctor -- but you might be a little bit help."