the united states causing more than 500,000 deaths per year. the centers for disease control and prevention notes three in four adults in the united states are overweight or obese. in other words more americans are sick than they are healthy. the cdc also reports more than 100 million americans have prediabetes or diabetes. that is almost half of the country's entire adult population. according to the american heart association about 122 million americans have cardiovascular disease, which causes about 2300 deaths every single day. there are economic effects, too. according to the institute the total cost of obesity in america is estimated at $1.72 trillion annually. joining me now the former secretary of agriculture and coauthor of the "new york times" op-ed, dan glickman. good to see you. i can't see you. i only see the picture. there you are. >> hi, ali. >> let's talk about this.