In a 21-meal week, eating out four times shouldn't create the high-sugar, high-sodium, high-fat intake that we saw,

It's a dangerous combination of eating out and associated poor dietary choices coupled with sedentary activities, ... There's a concern for the early development of metabolic syndrome and the long-term problems of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

As a culture, we say we value physical activity and healthy eating, but in reality we're all about convenience and convenience foods because we have such busy schedules.

We just see it (the lawsuit) as a gross slap in the face.

When she comes home she fixes things for me.

We are seeing younger and younger patients with more aggressive cardiovascular disease, and we realized we needed to take a closer look at our young people to see when risk factors emerge and why,

It is not news that obesity and related disorders are a major health concern for the U.S.. If it hasn't already, many experts believe that it will soon surpass tobacco as the number-one cause of preventable death in this country.

Kids don't leave without a green slip in their hands.

If this is not addressed, it will pervade into adult life.

We're concerned because we know that children who have cardiovascular risks grow up to be adults who have these risks.