Excess weight has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Over 50% of Americans carry excess weight and over 30% of Americans are clinically obese. What caused this? Simply put; lifestyle. We overeat, we eat “fast sugar” foods, and we don’t exercise enough. The tragedy is that obesity is affecting children more than ever before. More and more children begin carrying excess weight as early as elementary school. By the time they are teens, many of them are clinically obese. Many times these children have the odds against them. Over 50 years ago the trend, especially among children and teens, of eating larger portions of unhealthy “fast sugar” foods combined with less exercise began taking hold. Now, 3rd and 4th generations of overweight parents are passing on their negative lifestyle habits and digressive genetics that encourage obesity in their children. Excess weight is a major cause of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many other debilitative and life-shortening diseases. 1 out of every 3 cancer deaths is linked to excess body weight.