morning, beyond the fat. there is a new study suggests obesity crisis in america may be worse than we thought. i know it s not what you wanted to hear. bmi, a ratio of height to weight they used that that categorize people as overweight or obese. some say the current thresholds under estimate the problem. four in ten adults whose d bmi that are considered overwheat would be considered obese if their body fat percentage was taken in account. we can t ignore this, because all that extra weight is cutting decades off of peoples lives. if that sounds over the top or extreme, trust me, it s not. especially for our children. quite simply, many of our kids could be eating themselves to death. today, we ll talk about solutions to get your health in check. joining me from los angeles, a doctor, board certified physician, nutrition specialist, point out there is a few hundred of these in the entire country. also jeff guardier, we ll talk to them. first a reality check what fat does ins
some say the current thresholds under estimate the problem. four in ten adults whose d bmi that are considered overwheat would be considered obese if their body fat percentage was taken in account. we can t ignore this, because all that extra weight is cutting decades off of peoples lives. if that sounds over the top or extreme, trust me, it s not. especially for our children. quite simply, many of our kids could be eating themselves to death. today, we ll talk about solutions to get your health in check. joining me from los angeles, a doctor, board certified physician, nutrition specialist, point out there is a few hundred of these in the entire country. also jeff guardier, we ll talk to them. first a reality check what fat does inside the body. as a father of three it s especially hard for me to hear these stories. children dying far earl leier than they should. in some cases their lives cut short by decades. these are children, the worst case scenarios of the nearly one th