| FORCED TO BE FIT?
"Forced to be Fit" is airing this week on CBS. It will be a really interesting series, providing a different perspective on obesity in America today.
Tune in to CBS Evening News with Katie Couric at 6:30 pm EST:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, PART 1
OBESITY IN THE WORKPLACE: Some companies now penalize workers who don't meet a certain standard of health....measured by BMI (body mass index) and actually charge them higher rates for company-provided health insurance.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, PART 2
WEIGHTY NEIGHBORHOODS: There's a proposed ban on fast food restaurants in south-central L.A. ...AND a fight to get a fresh food market opened instead.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, PART 3
OVERWEIGHT KIDS: New Texas law mandates fitness tests for kids in school...as well as daily gym class, on the decline in schools struggling to meet No Child Left Behind standards. |