President Bush has recognized last Thursday that childhood obesity is a costly problem for USA and puts stress on American families.
He further said that..
"One way for this nation to cope with the issue of obesity is to get people outside -- whether it be through sports or hiking or conservation," Bush said while meeting with business leaders working to encourage exercise and healthy food choices through advertising.
President Bush was quite concerned with this problem and asked the mothers to come forth and help in dealing with this issues....
"Mothers are the ones, a lot of times, who make choices for their children," the first lady said. "They make their choices on the foods they eat. They're the ones at home, many times, who encourage their children to exercise."
More than 18 percent school-age children in the United States, are now considered overweight. And the number is increasing rapidly.
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