The United States is in for an epic food fight. It will start within moments after the Obama administration releases new nutritional standards that would restrict the snacks available for sale in schools… Given the direct and indirect costs associated with childhood obesity -- frightening increases in childhood diabetes, for example -- the administration's goal is worthy. That's especially so in this region, where childhood obesity rates are the nation's highest and less nutritious snack foods in schools remain the rule rather than the exception.