The wife of U.S. President Barack Obama is dedicated to taking on the fight of child obesity, and the seafood industry needs to take advantage of that effort and make sure the first lady makes it a point to highlight seafood as part of any healthy eating regimen.

Almost one-third of kids are at least overweight; about 17 percent are obese, federal statistics show.



The first lady spoke of how the doctor for her two children warned her she needed to get their eating and exercise habits back on track, and how surprised she was to hear that, as she didn’t see the warning signs pointed out to her by the doctor.

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