First Lady Stumps for Action Against Childhood Obesity
At a meeting of the National Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., yesterday, first lady Michelle Obama asked a group of 250 mayors to help combat child obesity, which she said is an epidemic and an economic threat. Obama cited recent statistics that one in three U.S. children is obese or overweight, including half of black and Hispanic children, and likely to develop diabetes.
- "Michelle Obama Calls for Fight Against Child Obesity" (Henderson, Politico, 1/20).