Is Childhood Obesity A Societal Problem?
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, has started an initiative aimed at reducing childhood obesity. The "Let's Move" campaign is aimed at what families, communities, and other parties can do to reduce childhood obesity within one generation. President Obama signed a memorandum establishing a task force to tackle the problem.
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