Thaindian News

By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first Lady of the USA is an energetic woman for sure. Besides attending the events with her spouse in various places and managing two growing kids she finds plenty of time to do a lot of meaningful work. Battling childhood obesity is the latest agenda for Michelle Obama. In a recent statement she said that a lot of US kids are becoming overweight and this is an alarming trend for the country. According to the latest finding, childhood obesity has shot up by at least 30 percent, the first lady pointed out. She appealed to the mayors of the nation to help her in combating the ailment.

Michelle Obama said in a conference addressing the mayors that the children who are obese today are likely to fall prey to Diabetes when they grow up. This poses a threat to the nation in the coming days, she said. She even said that obesity is a greater risk than smoking. This has prompted her to think of introducing an elaborate anti obesity drive in coming future. She said that this problem cannot be solved overnight but it is not impossible to solve it. In her speech she discussed the reasons contributing to childhood obesity like hectic life of the parents and unplanned diet etc.

She admitted that there was a time she used to rely on fast foods. However, the pediatrician of her daughters made her see the truth. She praised the mayors who have put in efforts to make people aware about the implications of childhood obesity. She asked the mayors to encourage the citizens to adopt an overall healthy lifestyle.