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Let's Move

Why conservatives should be worried about the obesity epidemic

By: Dr. David Gratzer 03/04/11 2:02 AM
Does it really matter how many ribs first lady Michelle Obama ate on  her vacation? For too many conservatives, the answer seems to be yes, with pundits poking fun at the anti-obesity guru’s dinner choice. But conservatives need to give it a rest: Many seem to prefer scoring easy points against the first lady to arguing about the best way to attack the obesity epidemic, and some even claim that obesity isn’t really a problem. Read More

Obama's jetset fitness trainer helps shed pounds, adds to global warming

By: J.P. Freire 02/28/11 10:31 AM
With a schedule as hectic as President Obama's it must be hard to stick to a training regimen without help -- but why does he insist on having his old trainer fly out from Chicago to D.C. regularly when Obama and his wife exhort the rest of us to drive less? And in a recession? According to Ashley Parker at the New York Times, Obama's fitness czar Cornell McClellan comes out to D.C. Read More

Starbucks new "Trenta" size is no ally in Obama's war on obesity

By: J.P. Freire 01/18/11 10:45 AM
When it comes to coffee, Starbucks and the Washington Examiner agree: Forget the War on Obesity. Read More

If the anti-obesity campaign sounds familiar, it should because government took us down this road in the 1970s

By: Mark Tapscott 03/09/10 2:00 AM
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
With First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity, talk of punitive new "fat taxes," and former President Clinton's successful campaign to get public schools to remove sugary drinks from vending machines, one might easily get the impression that government has only recently discovered that too many Americans are over-weight. Read More

Examiner Editorial: Let’s move on improving health of obese kids

By: Staff report 02/14/10 2:00 AM
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First lady Michelle Obama’s new campaign — Let’s Move — is a commendable effort to combat childhood obesity. Too many American kids eat too many sweets, get too little exercise, and spend far too much time gazing at the boob tube. There are many legitimate worries about Washington bureaucrats acting as food police, but the basic aim of this program is one that deserves support. Mrs. Obama vows to “mobilize public and private sector resources. Read More
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