Sen. Franken Introduces Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009

Really? So when you go to a restaurant you know how many calories are in the meals you are ordering? Go abroad and look at people there and compare them to people of the US - it's clear that there is a catastrophic failure in education.

(2) That's an equivocal statement. You cannot cite any proof of that fact - I exercise at the gym and do so fiercely, I eat lean meats, vegetables, whole grain pastas, and fruits for 90% of my diet.

Thank you for your reply. As for you first statement I'd wholeheartedly agree there is a failure in education. But to whom do you assign that task?

As for your second comment I have to wholeheartedly disagree. We have very similar diet and exercise regimens personally. You are right to ask for citations here I'd direct you to Dr. Timothy Church (LSU), Steven Gortmaker (Harvard), Kendrin Sonneville (Children's Hosp Boston), and a presentation by the Peninsula Medical School in the UK

@SunSunSuperFun I realize I cannot post the details of each of these in 500 characters but at your request I'd try to fill in any blanks from these researchers, studies done, and other studies I failed to mention (once again due to the 500 limit).