Michelle Obama on Childhood Obesity: ‘The Numbers Are Real, This Wasn’t Fake News’

‘Obesity rates are rising and continue to rise among our youngest’

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OBAMA: “First of all, the numbers were real. This wasn’t fake news. Obesity rates are rising and continue to rise among our youngest. We are seeing kids have higher rates of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and these are real numbers. All things that are preventable illnesses. We are living in a time when our kids may have a shorter life span than us. The first time in sort of the history of mankind that we are in this position and there are reasons for it. If you think about it, it’s not complicated. It’s nobody’s fault. But diets have changed. Habits have changed. People’s lives are busier. Parents are working. People don’t cook as much. They’re using more processed foods, foods in bags and foods that are quick and things you can microwave. People are going out more and it’s more fast food so they don’t know what’s in the food. Maybe it’s kids meals that are so attractive, but the calories just add up." 

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