Ron Kind: “studies have shown that it is hard to develop a healthy mind without a healthy body. And as my good friend from…”

“studies have shown that it is hard to develop a healthy mind without a healthy body. And as my good friend from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) has been fond of saying, one of the best antidepressants ever invented in the entire world is just good old-fashioned sweat. That is what we are up against with the childhood obesity epidemic that is ravaging our country and our youth today, the onset of early childhood type 2 juvenile diabetes, cardiovascular disease. Close to 75 percent of kids today are on the verge of being overweight. We know that 80 percent of them will be overweight in adult life if something isn't done to preempt that at a much sooner level. That is what's behind the movement towards the FIT Kids legislation. It is an attempt to try to emphasize physical activity and physical education courses back in our schools today.”