Mrs. Obama is right on the money when it comes to addressing childhood obesity. We're in "lock-down" mode with a problem that started more than 30 years ago and has no end in sight. With the introduction of computers and cable TV into millions of homes across America, the rising tide of obesity among children and adolescents has reached the red alert zone in the White House. Thanks to the President and First Lady, there is now a Taskforce on Childhood Obesity addressing this epidemic.

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~to~Include~More~Youths~with~Disabilities~and~Health~
Conditions~Including~Obesity~into~the~Mainstream~of~Sports~
and~Recreation~in~America.