“Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.” YearsDoneGovernmentLevelsChildhoodBellsAlarmsObesityEpidemicsIncidenceChildhood Obesity Author:Tom Harkin
“If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and yes even Congress.” IfsChildrenSchoolParentChildhoodSeriousCongressNutritionImprovingChipsObesityEpidemicsChild ObesityChildhood ObesityObesity Epidemic Author:Tom Harkin
“If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.” IfsProblemChildhoodHugeTidesStemObesityChild ObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Lance Armstrong
“Childhood obesity isn't about looks. And it's not about weight. It's about how our kids feel. And those are really the implications of the problem and the words that tell a fuller picture of the challenges that we face; you know, kids struggling in ways that they didn't a generation ago.” KnowsWayFeelsLooksProblemKidsFacesChallengesStruggleGenerationsChildhoodWeightImplicationsObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Michelle Obama
“Childhood obesity issue is critically important to me because it's critically important to the health and success of our kids, and of this nation, ultimately.” ImportantKidsNationsIssuesChildhoodObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Michelle Obama
“As a native Washingtonian, I am well aware that childhood obesity is a real problem in our nations capital.” WellsRealProblemNationsChildhoodNativeObesityReal ProblemsChildhood Obesity Author:Daniel Snyder
“If we have the right preventive and primary care, if we start charging for comprehensive care in the chronic cases, 10 percent of the cases take up two-thirds of the medical expenses, and if we do more on problems like childhood obesity, that we can, to use the parlance that's popular in Washington, bend the cost curve and eventually reconcile this so our costs will be closer to our competitors and so we can cover everybody.” IfsTwoUseProblemCareCasesChildhoodCostPercentThirdsMedicalPrimariesExpensesCurvesCompetitorsComprehensiveObesityReconcileChargingChildhood ObesityPrimary Care Author:William J. Clinton
“Childhood obesity affects all pedophiles.” ChildhoodObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Michelle Obama has mostly stuck to pretty anodyne topics. She's anti-childhood obesity, she's pro-veteran.” ChildhoodStuckTopicsVeteranObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Jodi Kantor
“Tackling childhood obesity is key.” ChildhoodKeysObesityTacklingChildhood Obesity Author:Diane Abbott
“The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.” RiskGenerationsChildhoodObesityChild ObesityChildhood ObesityObesity Epidemic Author:Tom Vilsack
“To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.” FirstsMovingEffortChildhoodApproachResourcesStrategyCampaignsCombatPromotingComprehensiveJoiningObesityPrivate SectorEpidemicsFirst LadyAmplifyChildhood Obesity Author:Tom Vilsack
“If the childhood obesity epidemic remains unchecked, it will condemn many of our kids to shorter lives, as well as the emotional and financial burdens of poor health.” IfsWellsKidsPoorChildhoodEmotionalRemainsFinancialBurdenObesityEpidemicsPoor HealthChild ObesityChildhood ObesityObesity EpidemicFinancial Burden Author:Richard Carmona