COMBATTING OBESITY TOGETHER

Office of the Mayor

200 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose CA 95113

Mr. David Kirchhoff

President and Chief Executive Officer

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

175 Crossways Park West

Woodbury, New York 11797

Dear Mr. Kirchhoff:

Proposal for a Joint Venture

Your organization will be well aware as we are that America has earned the reputation as the most overweight nation in the world (Balagso & Fenstersheib, 2010). The situation has become so serious as to become a national threat to our security in that 2 out of 3 adults are obese or overweight. The figure has doubled among children and tripled among teenagers. In our city, more than half of all adults and a quarter of middle and high school children are overweight or obese. We both know that this condition increases the risk of major health problems, which, in our City alone, cost more than...
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