Are our schools, our parents, our national leaders blind to what is happening -- a health crisis that looms even larger than our former and current smoking habits?

I can't believe no one responded to my previous posts about obesity. I understand. Between the smoke breaks, the french fries, and the Big Gulp, your time is precious. (Little do you know how right you are; read on.)

To the extent you think about America's global competitiveness in the decades ahead, you fixate on our ability to fabricate the best techno-gizmos, music, and movies.

You are missing the point. The US may well lose out to China and India simply because of pervasive ill health among the population.

You may look at statistics on the prevalence of AIDS in Africa and say to yourself, "what are they thinking?" Well, the rest of the world is saying the same thing about you and your fat friends.

Unless we change our eating and exercise habits and pay greater attention to this disease, more than one-third of whites, two-fifths of blacks and half of Hispanic people in this country will develop diabetes.

Hello?!? Do I have to go back and give the Census data a gold star in order for you to look at it?

You know that team of four illegal Mexican robot hackers? Two of them are going to get diabetes, and it is going to steal a combined 50 years from their lives.

My fellow MemeStreamers: look to your left. Look to your right. One of you will be a diabetic soon. (But not for long.)

'Diabesity,' a Crisis in an Expanding Country