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Rush Limbaugh Defends His One-Sided Food Fight With Michelle Obama
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyRush Limbaugh thinks his criticism of Michelle Obama's eating habits -- and calling her a hypocrite -- was "highly civil" discourse and he's surprised by the "grief" he got over his comments. That's what he said on his radio program Tuesday. He started the week by asserting that Mrs. Obama doesn't follow her own healthy eating advice. As evidence, the conservative talk show host cited a high-fat dinner she enjoyed over the weekend in Vail, Colo. -- "feasting on ribs" is the way he put it -- when she could have been munching on roots and berries. Related Stories Rush ...
Fattening Flu? Childhood Obesity Linked to Cold Virus
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(Sept. 20) -- Researchers think they've found another piece to the complex puzzle of what's causing a rise in childhood obesity worldwide: Kids who've suffered from a common cold virus are also more likely to be significantly heavier than their peers. What the study found In a small study of 124 youths, slightly more than half of them obese, researchers concluded that 15 obese children had antibodies for the virus known as AD36 -- meaning they'd suffered from it at some point -- compared with only four normal-weight children. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Sixteen percent of children in the ...
Michelle Obama Rejects Demonizing Twinkies In Her Anti-Obesity Crusade
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst lady Michelle Obama is using more carrot than stick in prodding food makers, parents, local schools and governments to step up efforts to reduce childhood obesity. She's for the food police -- but Mrs. Obama is the good cop. That doesn't mean she is letting stakeholders off the hook. On Tuesday, Mrs. Obama urged the nation's food makers to produce and market healthier products, ramping up her rhetoric in her anti-childhood obesity campaign in a speech before the Grocery Manufacturers Association. And on Wednesday, Mrs. Obama -- an admitted lover of an occasional hamburger and fries -- ...
Opinion: The Challenge of Childhood Obesity
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 22) -- For many years, educators, nutritionists and researchers have been trying to call attention to the crisis of childhood obesity. And now, with Michelle Obama sounding the clarion call, we finally have a real opportunity to turn the tide on this growing public health threat. But all the acclaim the first lady rightly received for her initiative won't go far enough, once the cheering subsides, without widespread support across the country. Make no mistake: Childhood obesity is a grave and growing problem. Nearly one in three youngsters in the U.S. is overweight, and approximately ...
Michelle Obama, Hula-Hoop Star
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama Hula-hooped, double Dutch jumped roped, ran barefoot through an obstacle course on the South Lawn of the White House, and even tried a tightrope -- all part of her latest drive to get kids to eat healthy and exercise. But Mrs. Obama is no purist. She loves French fries. "I have a good relationship with French fries and I would eat them every single day if I could. I really would," she said. The photos from her Wednesday White House event are remarkable -- this athletic First Lady takes Hula-hooping seriously -- with AP counting Mrs. Obama's swiveling hips earning her ...
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