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Benjamin Young on 01 Feb 12"Childhood Obesity." Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS. Web. 31 Jan 2012. . Yvonne Jackson, in the article Childhood Obesity, explains that obesity is one of the easiest medical conditions to diagnose, but one of the hardest to cure and or treat. Jackson supports her claim by explaining that to treat obesity one must be patient because there are no "overnight" cures. Throughout the article the author discusses that the only way to beat obesity is to be patient. Without patience one cannot hope to overcome obesity, this fact is made clear throughout the article. Jackson's purpose is to educate people about the cold hard facts of obesity. The article wasn't necessarily what we wanted to read, but it was what we needed. Yvonne Jackson discusses the hard facts about obesity and overcoming them. It is made clear very early in the piece that beating obesity is not easy, and will not happen overnight. It takes dedication and extremely hard work. Jackson also makes it clear that once the weight is lost it is very important to keep it off. I see myself using this source to show that it is essential that American children stay healthy because the road from obesity is not an easy one.