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Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector to take…

— Michelle Obama

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

— Lance Armstrong

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

— Diane Abbott

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

The obesity epidemic among American children is becoming so bad that I think there's a growing realization across the country that we've got to…

— Eric Schlosser

Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can do to fix it.

— Richard Attias

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…

— Tom Harkin

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

— Tom Vilsack

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

— 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…

— Richard Carmona

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

“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