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Nutrition professor discusses administration's strategy to improve children's health

NPR speaks with Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, about the Trump administration's strategy report on tackling the rise in childhood chronic disease.

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.