Did you knew that in 2004, the U.S. centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranked obesity as the most challenging health threat facing America.

Obesity currently results in an estimated 400,000 deaths annually and costs nearly $122.9billion.

Recently government programs have started to counteract the obesity epidemic , such as the U.S. Food and drug Administration’s ” Calories Count” and Department of Health and Human services ” Small Steps ” programs.