Surpise: America faces a "huge" and "growing" obesity problem! The sad part is, this problem is hurting our ability to live long, productive, enjoyable lives. The tragic part is, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Jan. 13, 2010, the percentage of obese children has TRIPLED since 1990, now hovering at 17%. Most of these kids will be obese adults, thus perpetuating the trend.
Michelle Obama has taken heat for taking on this issue. Although I don't think government intervention is necessarily the right approach for fixing this or any epidemic, more power to her for raising awareness about it.
I know from personal experience how hard it is to free oneself from the chains of obesity (or the sumo-suit of obesity...however you want to look at it). On this issue, as a society, we need all the help we can get!
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