First Lady Michelle Obama is tackling childhood obesity with the launch of the nationwide Let's Move campaignand its new enhanced Website.
Obama will kick off the program Tuesday with a live Web broadcast at 10 a.m. EST on Aol Health.
The Let's Move campaign will bring together the public and private sectors to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. Nearly one in three children is obese, while a third of all children born after 2000 will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives.
The goal of the program is to provide schools, parents and communities with effective ways of tackling the problem so that a majority of kids reach adulthood at a healthy weight within a generation.
The childhood obesity epidemic is an issue of major concern in the African American community. About 11.9 percent of black girls are extremely obese.
The federal government is also embarking on a number of other efforts to reduce obesity, such as redesigning the food pyramid, working with food manufactures to reduce serving sizes, increasing access to healthy food in urban and rural areas, and working to serve healthier school meals.
"The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake," Obama said in a statement. "This isn't the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let's move."
Obama has made reducing childhood obesity one of her priorities. She broke ground on the White House kitchen garden last year and has used it to facilitate conversations with children regarding healthy eating.
Viewers may submit question to the first lady regarding her initiative at askmichelleobama@aol.com or during the live broadcast. The broadcast will be streamed live at www.LetsMove.gov and on Aol Health.
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Sorry, but I think by the time the big boys finish getting their bail out money, there won't be enought for a COLA for us, not to mention stimulus. And the bad thing is, it seems nobody's paying any attention. There's lots of news on t. v. about the car, credit card, bank, and oil company's, but you never hear of the poor. They just said "There won't be a Stimulus, nor Cost Of Living Increase", and let it went at that. There's no more talk about it. We say we all Love God, and want to help each other, like he asks us to, but I think nobody gives a rat about us. We helped to vote the president in, but what do they need us for now? We don't have any power, money, or political clout. You figure it out, and let me know. We just have to find a way (with God's help) to help each other, I guess.
I totally agree with Baby Cakes from 7/11 @7:46 AM. She is right. I think the BP mess is now something else they can use to say we cannot extend unemployment benefits. This thing is this, they bailed out the banks, and the banks are not paying back the people. Here is an example: Wells Fargo took over Wachovia and little things like "Possibility Rewards" for using your debit card instead of cash, was taken away. Wells Fargo now charges twelve dollars a year for the same rewards that Wachovia offered free. I lost all of my points because the Wachovia that issued my new bankcard did not carry over my points to the new card and when Wells Fargo took over, they killed the "Possibility Rewards" program. Its little things like this that the banks should give back to the public freely. “OUR” monies bailed them out. You would think that all the corporations' saved from the bailout money would just get together and put some money in an interest baring account for unemployed people to supplement the Emergency Unemployment Insurance Funds so that it does not strain the government and the corporations that were saved from bailout monies would take the opportunities to give back. The Republicans seem to think we are asking for something that does not belong to us. We worked, paid taxes, and build up our unemployment insurance and we only get a segment of it back. I worked straight for seventeen years and all I got was a year of unemployment insurance. I am now waiting for Emergency funds so I think both Democrats and Republicans need to sit and look at the unemployment situation. It is on paper that African Americans and minorities are the largest in the unemployment pool and there lies the problem. If more Caucasians were unemployed, they would sign the extension.
Well who better then Michelle to say something and try and do something. I mean it seems everyone is saying the kids are getting too big but no one seems to be trying to do anything. We as parents work and dont want to come home to cook so we take the lazy way out and give them fast food. Now the kids are fat and the parents dont know what to do. The answer is go back to your roots COOK you gotta eat fresh meats,fruits and veggies. Cook in your crock pots,make menus for the week prepare most of the weeks meals on the weekends and put in the freezer. Your killing your kids and thats what she's tryin to tell you.
it is good thst the first lady shows initiative to challange obesity amongst children but, my question is why President Obama is not doing a thing for AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MR, PRESIDENT US BLACK PEOPLE NEED HELP NOT POLITICS.
Heads up to all Black people who choose to whine or find a reason to complain about the president. Ignorence is an illness. He is NOT A BLACK LEADER. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INCLUDING YOU. THE WHOLE NATION, THE WHOLE COUNTRY! HE COULD BE CALLED A WORLD LEADER. HIS PLATE IS SO FULL HIS JOB WOULD BOGGLE THE MINDS of the Einsteins in the world! Now, with that said, if Blacks don't take the initiative to get on board for the jobs that are being opened up by the president, your lazy black ass will be left out in the cold. Shut your mouths, and put on your thinking cap and take advantage of the opportunities the president is putting forth, or you will REALLY have something to complain about as members of the Losers Club.
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By: ray on 7/09/2010 7:53PM
and there are actually brontosauruses who are complaning about this - they think Michelle Obama is presenting a negative image of fat people, LOL!
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By: kmc on 7/11/2010 7:46AM
why aint we getting our stimulas checks
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By: BabyCakes on 7/11/2010 3:32PM
Sorry, but I think by the time the big boys finish getting their bail out money, there won't be enought for a COLA for us, not to mention stimulus. And the bad thing is, it seems nobody's paying any attention. There's lots of news on t. v. about the car, credit card, bank, and oil company's, but you never hear of the poor. They just said "There won't be a Stimulus, nor Cost Of Living Increase", and let it went at that. There's no more talk about it. We say we all Love God, and want to help each other, like he asks us to, but I think nobody gives a rat about us. We helped to vote the president in, but what do they need us for now? We don't have any power, money, or political clout. You figure it out, and let me know. We just have to find a way (with God's help) to help each other, I guess.
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By: Gail on 7/11/2010 5:16PM
when you learn how to talk, write, and spell.
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By: Andrea LaTouche on 7/12/2010 8:14AM
I totally agree with Baby Cakes from 7/11 @7:46 AM. She is right. I think the BP mess is now something else they can use to say we cannot extend unemployment benefits. This thing is this, they bailed out the banks, and the banks are not paying back the people. Here is an example: Wells Fargo took over Wachovia and little things like "Possibility Rewards" for using your debit card instead of cash, was taken away. Wells Fargo now charges twelve dollars a year for the same rewards that Wachovia offered free. I lost all of my points because the Wachovia that issued my new bankcard did not carry over my points to the new card and when Wells Fargo took over, they killed the "Possibility Rewards" program. Its little things like this that the banks should give back to the public freely. “OUR” monies bailed them out. You would think that all the corporations' saved from the bailout money would just get together and put some money in an interest baring account for unemployed people to supplement the Emergency Unemployment Insurance Funds so that it does not strain the government and the corporations that were saved from bailout monies would take the opportunities to give back. The Republicans seem to think we are asking for something that does not belong to us. We worked, paid taxes, and build up our unemployment insurance and we only get a segment of it back. I worked straight for seventeen years and all I got was a year of unemployment insurance. I am now waiting for Emergency funds so I think both Democrats and Republicans need to sit and look at the unemployment situation. It is on paper that African Americans and minorities are the largest in the unemployment pool and there lies the problem. If more Caucasians were unemployed, they would sign the extension.
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By: ann on 7/11/2010 7:32AM
Well who better then Michelle to say something and try and do something. I mean it seems everyone is saying the kids are getting too big but no one seems to be trying to do anything. We as parents work and dont want to come home to cook so we take the lazy way out and give them fast food. Now the kids are fat and the parents dont know what to do. The answer is go back to your roots COOK you gotta eat fresh meats,fruits and veggies. Cook in your crock pots,make menus for the week prepare most of the weeks meals on the weekends and put in the freezer. Your killing your kids and thats what she's tryin to tell you.
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By: Dee on 7/11/2010 3:31PM
You sound like you have McDonalds' and burger king rich
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By: ric on 7/11/2010 8:14AM
it is good thst the first lady shows initiative to challange obesity amongst children but, my question is why President Obama is not doing a thing for AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MR, PRESIDENT US BLACK PEOPLE NEED HELP NOT POLITICS.
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By: Donna on 7/11/2010 2:35PM
Heads up to all Black people who choose to whine or find a reason to complain about the president. Ignorence is an illness. He is NOT A BLACK LEADER. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INCLUDING YOU. THE WHOLE NATION, THE WHOLE COUNTRY! HE COULD BE CALLED A WORLD LEADER. HIS PLATE IS SO FULL HIS JOB WOULD BOGGLE THE MINDS of the Einsteins in the world! Now, with that said, if Blacks don't take the initiative to get on board for the jobs that are being opened up by the president, your lazy black ass will be left out in the cold. Shut your mouths, and put on your thinking cap and take advantage of the opportunities the president is putting forth, or you will REALLY have something to complain about as members of the Losers Club.
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