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Tackling childhood obesity is key.

— Diane Abbott

Obesity puts our children at risk of developing serious diseases - such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. It keeps our children…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Childhood obesity isn't some simple, discrete issue. There's no one cause we can pinpoint. There's no one program we can fund to make it…

— Michelle Obama

There are so many factors to lead to a child becoming obese.

— Lisa Ling

Given that the biggest rise in childhood obesity rates are occurring in children ages 3 to 5 years, we must modify our efforts to…

— Darell Hammond

With the chronic obesity in America, it's more important than ever to not only feed kids healthy foods but to teach them how to…

— Jennie Garth

Progress among the youngest children is especially important because we know that preventing obesity at an early age helps young people maintain a healthy…

— Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.

— Lance Armstrong

The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

— Tom Vilsack

“But humans have a built-in weakness for fats and sugar. We evolved in lean environments where it was a big plus for survival to…

— Barbara Kingsolver

If the childhood obesity epidemic remains unchecked, it will condemn many of our kids to shorter lives, as well as the emotional and financial…

— Richard Carmona

Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because…

— Richard Simmons