America is getting fatter according to a new report by the Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Worse yet, people in Louisiana are among the fattest.  The report is called F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future and it shows obesity rates topping 60% in 13 states by 2030.  Here in New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Health Commissioner Dr. Karen DeSalvo are actively working to combat the problem.

"New Orleans has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most unfit cities in the country, but we know we can change that because we have been making a major difference in the built environment, the infrastructure of our city," says Dr. DeSalvo.  She's talking about new parks, bike paths and complete streets.  Fit NOLA, as the program is called, also incorporates public awareness and policy- a preventative approach to cutting health care costs.  The report shows obesity-related healthcare costs in Louisiana could climb 12.8% by 2030.  However, it also shows they could drop nearly $10 billion if BMIs lowered just 5%.