Childhood obesity was almost unheard of back in the 1930s and 1940s. There was one, maybe two, kids in my village that were a bit “chubby,” but certainly not obese.  But then the Federal government got involved, starting in 1945, with the National School Lunch Act which was intended to prop up food prices and absorb farm surpluses, while providing food to school age children. That followed with several Federal food programs for children that costs billions of dollars annually.  What do we have to show for it?  National surveys of childhood obesity weren't recorded before 1963; however, the rate of childhood obesity in the U.S. began to rise in the 1980s. In 1980, 7 percent of children ages 6 to 11 were obese; in 2012, the rate was nearly 18 percent.  This shows that throwing more money and food at the problem will only make matters worse. Children were doing just fine before the Federal government butt in and that it is time for the Feds to butt out.