It's great to see our First Lady take charge in the fight against obesity and especially with the focus being on the kids. Our country is fat and only getting fatter. We don't see it as much in CO because the lifestyle of one who lives in CO typically involves hiking, skiing, running, cycling, etc... Now head east and you'll find some big folks in the midwest. I'm from Chicago and I swear the Wal-mart isles are wider. Back to the kids. I can only hope more emphasis is placed on getting states to mandate physical education. Kids will eat whatever they want and whenever. If they can't get their Doritos at school they'll get them on the way home from school. That said, we should push to help educate kids on healthier food choices but still place more focus on physical education. It's splits up the day at school, relieves stress, raises their metabolism and keeps them sharp for the second half of the day. If they play after school sports even better but if not well then at least they get their 20-30 minutes of exercise that so many docs say is important in maintaining a healthy weight. Let's see what happens.
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