‘Michelle Obama to launch initiative fighting child obesity’ reports “Calling obesity an epidemic and one of the greatest threats to America’s health and economy, first lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday that she would launch a major initiative next month to combat the problem in childhood.,,
“The initiative will involve the federal government working with local officials and leaders in the business and non-profit sectors, she said, to provide more nutritious food in schools, allow more opportunities for kids to be physically active and give more communities access to affordable, healthful food.
“Obama has said she hopes one of her legacies will be her work in reducing childhood obesity, an effort she already has begun by planting the White House garden and joining in physical activities with children.”
WATCHDOG: Mrs. Obama shares a ‘bully pulpit’ with her husband. Her drawing attention to the problems of obesity during his term(s) in office will in itself bring about changes in public attitudes and life styles. Two wags of the tail!
