Honestly, not to get all 'teach a man to fish' on you, but I'd rather have reputable sources I could read and furnish hambeasts with! But nice to see occasional members of the medical professional community are fighting the good fight!  Actually there is a question I couldn't find an answer to in under 60 seconds but I've seen numerous reports on how much obesity 'costs' America/taxpayers. Could you elaborate on how or were this cost comes from or how it works out to being costly to John Q. Public? Or maybe point me in the direction of literature explaining it?