HEALTH CARE: Why America is So FAT

If you wonder why we now spend about $147 billion a year on the medical costs of obesity (double what we spent a decade ago) here's a clue:

In Miami for a workshop this weekend, I woke up early and made my way to the small hotel gym. Few machines, and even fewer working machines. The one I wanted was occupied. I mean occupied, not in use. A woman was sitting ON it. Watching TV. When her show was over, she left.