[WATCH]: Big Business of Bigness: America's expanding bottom lines

In the US the obesity epidemic is growing, with around 75 percent of Americans now considered overweight. And as waistlines across the country swell out, so do the pockets of big corporations, who every year make millions from the fattening of America. First Lady Michelle Obama warns that obesity could be the next national security threat - with one in four adults unable to serve in the military because they're overweight. Now she's leading by example - keeping herself physically fit and teaching children the importance of healthy eating. Obesity costs the US Department of Defense 1.1 billion dollars a year, and that looks unlikely to improve, as big corporations continue to choose profit over quality. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT

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