you just saw a clip there from the weight of the nation. it s a four-part film from our sister network, hbo, and all of us are under the microscope this morning. our habits, our behavior, our country. this film is part of an unprecedented push by doctors and government health officials, and in part what s driving it this week, we have new numbers, a projection by the year 203042% of the u.s. population would be obese, not just overweight, but obese. now, some sort of twisted way, this could count as good news. the last prediction four years ago was that 51% of us would be obese. of course, none of this is still remotely good enough. here to talk about it from hbo, john hoffman, the economictive producer of the weight of the nation. you have covered a lot of ground. it s four hours, as we mentioned. at the end of the day a lot of people say, well, it s calories in and calories out. first of all, is that true? do you believe that, or is it possible that some calories treat
plus, the name game. this could be a pivotal time in the world of mental health. the dsm, so called psych bible, gets an overhaul. it could mean big changes for doctors and patients alike. first, a look under the microscope. i don t want to be fat for the rest of my life. i ve got diabetes. sleep apnia. high blood pressure. everything is hurting now. you saw a clip there from the weight of the nation. a four-part film from our sister network, hbo. all of us are under the microscope this morning. our habits, our behavior, our country. this film was part of an unprecedented push by doctors and government health officials. in part what is driving this this week, we have new numbers, a projection by the year 2030, 42% of the u.s. population will be obese. not just overweight, but obese. now, in some sort of twisted way, this could count as good news. the last prediction four years ago was 51% of us would be obese. none of this is so remotely good enough. here to tal
necessarily that you can prevent but it s really important when you see somebody collapse in an athletic field to get the defibrillator and try to defibrillate him. i want to get back to in a minute. the second player who died in colorado had a known history of a heart defect. should he have been playing rugby? he had a major congenital heart problem and had surgery when he was younger. generally we do not recommend that these children participate in competitive sports. back to the defibrillator, this could save lives if we have more on the fields. we need to do a better job of preparticipation screening of our athletes in this country and start with a good history and physical. but i think widespread use of scans as we talked about has not been economically accepted. but what does work is if you see somebody collapse, get the defibrillator in the gym. that s a life saving for a treatment. i know it s happened in lacrosse even on long island where they get hit in the chest wi