Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs. Mike Rounds
Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating. Bob Filner
I couldn't open up a magazine, you couldn't read a newspaper, you couldn't turn on the TV without hearing about the obesity epidemic in America. Morgan Spurlock
More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more than just talk, we must be concerned enough to act. Lee Haney
The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet. Virginia Foxx
The rate of childhood obesity is just ridiculous. Anytime I can get involved with teaching them how to get physical exercise, I want to help in any way possible. Shannon Miller
This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem. Judy Davis