First Lady: Let's Eliminate Childhood Obesity

Michelle Obama wants to eliminate childhood obesity in just one generation, and she will launch her ambitious "Let's Move" campaign today at noon. "We want our kids to face a different and more optimistic future in terms of their lifespan," the first lady tells Good Morning America. Obama's initiative focuses on four areas: educating parents, improving food in schools, making healthy foods more affordable, and focusing on physical education.

"One in three kids are overweight or obese and we're spending $150 billion a year treating obesity-related illnesses," says the first lady. The president will sign a memorandum creating the first federal task force on childhood obesity this morning and is proposing a $10 billion budget increase for nutritious school lunches, but Obama says the federal government's role will be "minor."
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