Another Kind of Weighty Issue

The Milken Institute Global Conference is covering its share of "weighty" issues this week but this one offers a slightly different take on the term.

"There's a handful of women gathered in front of an empty table inside the AOL Cyber Pavilion. One of them is clutching a small ivory colored book to her chest talking to the woman next to her. '...going to the market, getting fresh fruit, just simple things like walking more...' The other women are listening and nodding. None of them know each other, but people seem to have an understanding when it comes to losing weight.

The small crowd is waiting for Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat, doing a book-signing that coincides with the conference theme of health, nutrition, and aging." (Blogging Milken)