text:  You're listening to AM 1420 WIMS Talk of the South Shore, streaming live at WIMSradio.com. One in three Americans suffer with a deadly disease. I was one of them. After consulting with my doctor, I received effective treatment I needed. My disease was obesity. Please join the Obesity Action Coalition to acknowledge obesity as a disease. Visit obesityaction.org to sign an open letter pledging your support. Together, we can make a choice to end obesity now.