First Lady Michelle Obama has declared: "Obesity is one of the biggest threats to the American economy." The fabulous first lady is set help kids' (and adults) with one of the biggest health battles they may face and she wants to use her bully pulpit and the nation's mayors to help her battle an epidemic that could see today's kids lead shorter lives than their parents.
Saying childhood obesity has "tripled in the last 30 years," she said the increase in weight gain, "could now be an even greater threat to America's health than smoking."
She added that if the nation stays on its current path, nearly 50 percent of all Americans will be obese in 10 years - "not just overweight, but obese."
E Canada Now notes: "Mrs. Obama also warned of the economic toll obesity brings to communities, as many employers do not want to hire obese people because of the high cost of health care."
She added, "Think about all the missed days of work and decreased productivity that we're going to see as a result."
On Wednesday she spoke out for kids: "It's about whether we're willing to use both our policies and our bully pulpits," she said in a 20-minute speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
"Right now, nearly one third of children in America are overweight or obese. That's one in three children."
"One third of all children today will eventually suffer from diabetes - and in the African-American and Latino communities - that number goes up to almost half."
The best solution - get kids moving!
SOURCE: nationalledger
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