Idaho Children Getting Fatter

First lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity Thursday at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. Meanwhile, a study released by the Idaho State Department of Education reveals that 30.5 percent of Idaho children are overweight or obese, including 25 percent of the first-graders. Damon Hunzeker’s story in the Twin Falls Times-News here . (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Question: Is it time to start emphasizing and requiring physical education at all levels of education, including a return to federally promoted school testing of fitness?