SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITHIN A GENERATION
"Dear Mr. President,
I am pleased to present you with the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity’s action plan for
solving the problem of childhood obesity in a generation.

Parents across America are deeply concerned about their children’s health and the epidemic of childhood obesity. One out of every three children is now overweight or obese, a condition that places them at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and cancer over the course of their lives. This is not the future we want for our children, and it is a burden our health care system cannot bear. Nearly $150 billion per year is now being spent to treat obesity-related medical conditions...

Our recommendations focus on the four priority areas set forth in the Memorandum, which also form
the pillars of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign: (1) empowering parents and caregivers; (2) providing healthy food in schools; (3) improving access to healthy, affordable foods; and (4) increasing physical activity. In addition, we have included a set of recommendations for actions that can be taken very early in a child’s life, when the risk of obesity first emerges..."