Keith O'Neal has been a patient of mine for many years. His road to obesity started when he was 9 years of age and peaked at 508 pounds as a young adult. Now after losing 240 pounds he is a miracle in progress. Keith is a successful youth communicator with years of experience and now uses the impactful message of obesity as a format to communicate a message of hope to his youthful audience.
In our local county 20% of the kids are in the obese weight range by middle school. By high school 30% are obese. In the Special Education department 80% of the kids are overweight or obese and 10% are already showing signs of high blood pressure and pre-diabetes in high school. This is a general trend the American Medical Association states is happening all across our Nation. The Surgeon General of the United States says obesity is now an epidemic.
I have seen him perform in front of thousands of kids as well as watched him interact one-on-one. His new message is simple and insightful to kids and to his credit he can honestly say "Been There, Done IT, and I am winning this war on wellness and obesity." I strongly endorse "Big O" as a speaker, performer for any public school assembly.
Sincerely,
Robert Bouvier, MD CEO and President, Complete Care Health Center
