Richard Carmona - America's Obesity Epidemic

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/02/Former_Surgeon_General_Dr__Richard_Carmona

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona examines America's ongoing obesity epidemic.

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Prevention: The Key to Heading off a National Health-Care Crisis with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M.D.

Carmona describes the current health crisis as preventable and reversible. He notes that chronic disease accounts for 7 in 10 deaths and 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States.

As 17th U.S. surgeon general, Carmona worked to revise our nation's approach to health by emphasizing the importance of increasing prevention, eliminating health disparities and improving health literacy.

Carmona's rise to being "doctor of the nation" is particularly remarkable because of his disadvantaged childhood. He was homeless at age 6 and a high-school dropout at 17. Join us to hear Carmona's insights about our health-care challenges and opportunities - The Commonwealth Club of California

Dr. Richard H. Carmona was born to a poor family in New York City. Dr. Carmona experienced homelessness, hunger and health disparities during his youth. The experiences greatly sensitized him to the relationships among culture, health, education and economic status and shaped his future.

After dropping out of high school, Dr. Carmona enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While serving, he earned his General Equivalency Diploma and went on to become a combat-decorated Special Forces Vietnam veteran. After leaving active duty, he was able to attend Bronx Community College of the City University of New York through an open enrollment program for veterans. He earned an associate of arts degree and then attended the University of California, San Francisco, where he received a bachelor of science degree (1977) and medical degree (1979). At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold-headed cane as the top graduate.

Originally trained in general and vascular surgery after medical school, Dr. Carmona completed a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Recruited jointly by the Tucson (Arizona) Medical Center and the University of Arizona, Dr. Carmona started and directed Arizona's first regional trauma care system, and became the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medicine at the University of Arizona, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department surgeon and deputy sheriff.

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[metalfaust19]

Nobody is forcing you do anything, Whooo69. They're just giving you good advice. Your lifestyle is unhealthy and you throw a tantrum like a child, but nobody is coming to your house and taking your burgers out of your hand.

Your choice. Honestly, I care about other people's well being, but if all you do is abuse your body and throw fits, you're likely not very beneficial to society. Stop eating so much garbage, donate to charity, give blood, and stop being so inner focused. Just advice.

[banda106]

you fat disgusting slob, who told u its 100% genetic?

u just make shit up to feel good abt ur disgusting lifestyle.

any intro psych course will teach u tht many things lyk iq etc r an interaction between ur genes and the environment, not 100% genetic or 100% environmental.

i honestly dont care if fat slobs die early, its just tht i am forced to pay for healthcare for these freaks by the govt, fuk u and i wish u an early death.

[TranceTips]

In this day, we have more meat than any human before us ever saw. Humans never ate meat like we do now, only the wealthy, but even then was it sparse.

[TranceTips]

Obesity is a LARGE problem in the u.s. What it is is that the large corporations have found the ultimate, long-lasting solution for themselves to make money off of people being sick. How is it that they do this? They strip the food of basic nutrients enough that they crave it but not so little that there are none to begin with. Diabetes, from a study I read, states that it is not from eating just sugar, but a combination of both sugar and red meat.

[ivan19711]

wow. he's amazingly articulate.

[redhead5651]

@geek77rus

Have you ever been to the US? Have you ever seen the diversity or different communities that we have? The US has several different cultures and viewpoints, and although a major group (34%) are overweight, it doesn't mean that you should penalize other Americans, and claim that they are "stupid when it comes to food." I am very healthy, I never eat beath and excercise everyday. I am by no means overweight, and I am an American. I'm sorry if that's something you can't comprehend.

[geek77rus]

@redhead5651 34% is not "one in a bunch". It's one out of three. One third of your nations is obese and we shouldn't generalize? Stop eating yourselves to death already. Your bodies don't need fast food, it contains nothing of interest for your organism. When you're hungry after McDonald's - it's not because your body wants more - no, it wants something ELSE, something that has the nutrients that are lacking in your organism. You people are not very bright, when it comes to food.

[AngelBiLove]

Dude, that speech is WAY to complicated and long for americans to get it! Keep it short, Richard Carmona! They cant concentrate that long. ya have to do it in 'easay speach"

[redhead5651]

I don't understand why all these people from other countries try to generalize us into being into one group, fat, stupid, arrogant, and evil. I think its a result of ignorance, and although there are such people in our country, there are also some in yours. It's equivalent of us seeing a British Actor's bad teeth and automatically assuming everyone in Britain has bad teeth. It doesn't make sense and is baseless.

[TheIndyColts]

Is it that hard to exercise for 30 minutes a day if not more? I get tired of sitting on my ass after a few hours and go outside and do something.

[chestikov2011]

Bring back cannibalism, i say , eat the yanqui imperialist pig dogs . Unless youre name is Jack Sprat , because i know you are a bit fussy about eating saturated fats. I lost 40 pounds in 3 minutes by calling when i should have folded. America will eat itself  ☭

[TeoZMuff313]

Retards arguing