Surgeon General Pledges To Help Turn Around Childhood Obesity

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says she will do everything in her power to curb the nation's obesity problem. Benjamin testified Thursday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. (0:28)
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Changing Your Eating Habits Means Changing Your Environment, Says Surgeon General

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says that in order to change the lives and eating habits of young Americans, the environment around them must change to support their improved life styles. Benjamin testified on Thursday about the importance of focusing on childhood obesity in America during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. (0:12)
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