So we have to have better information on moderation in eating those kinds of foods, and make sure that these are not the kind of things that you consume all the time.

But we've got to somehow provide the leadership and the bully pulpit and the incentives--whatever we can provide, incentive-wise, to local school districts--to provide that kind of physical activity for kids.

In Sioux City--last weekend I was there--they've laid off five P.E. teachers because of cut on school funding.

You've been a great leader.

I have introduced a bill called Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention bill to provide incentives to schools, employers, communities.

I just want to thank my chairman and my friend, Senator Specter, for calling this important hearing today.

Thank you.

We've got to get more physical education back into schools.

And what a terrible signal to send to kids.

And one in Iowa?

But, Dean, we've got to start with kids early on.

But we don't provide it for businesses to provide wellness programs for the workers.

Because it is my opinion, having been, you know, in Agriculture--I've been chairman and ranking member of that committee--and also here, that your Department needs to have the majority of input into designing that food pyramid.

Medicare pays for all this patching, fixing, and mending, but we don't get to this step, of preventative healthcare.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

We need to move in that direction.

We agree on so many issues that cut across party lines, when it comes to medical research.

Man, the elderly can prevent a lot of illnesses and stuff.