A new study has issued what should be a wake-up call for all Americans: Over 50 percent of all insured Americans are now taking prescription drugs for chronic conditions and are likely to be on them for the rest of their lives. Physician Michael Applebaum will explain why this news should scare every one of your listeners. Nearly two-thirds of women over 20, one in four children and teenagers, 52 percent of adult men and three out of four people over 65 are now regularly taking prescription drugs.

Invite Applebaum on-air to discuss:

• The role obesity plays in this pill-popping problem.

• Why these statistics are likely to get worse.

• Why we’re approaching the obesity problem all wrong.

• Whether the government needs to regulate the food industry like it does the tobacco industry.

• Why fat people need to take responsibility for their weight and not expect
society — or the drug industry — to bail them out. 

CREDENTIALS: Michael Applebaum, M.D., is the only medical doctor to hold certifications in seven different fitness specialties spanning youths through seniors. He was recently interviewed on Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto. Applebaum created the “Fit to Parent™” program and is author of WHY DIETS FAIL: The Simple Mistake That Ruins Millions of Lives; BE YOUR OWN PERSONAL TRAINER (“BYOPT™”); The FitnessMed™ GUIDE TO HEALTHY EATING; MASSematics™: How to Get Rich By Not Dieting and the recently-released THE OFFICIAL I HATE TO EXERCISE DIET™ BOOK: Why Exercise Is The Last Thing You Should Do To Lose Weight.

Check out his Web site: www.FitnessMed.com and www.naaafp.com.

AVAILABILITY: Chicago, IL, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Michael Applebaum, M.D., (312) 337-6476; PR@DrApplebaum.com; MEDIA KIT: www.DrApplebaum.com/MediaKit/pr.htm