Michelle Obama uses ‘Let’s Move’ campaign to link childhood obesity to National Security problems

mo_uglyAccording to CNSNEWS, Michelle Obama announced her ‘Let’s Move’ campaign in an effort to end childhood obesity in America. How could anyone know like this? This is great. Maybe this means she is getting a bit more proud of her country helping America’s youth. However, how exactly is this linked to National Security?

“A recent study put the health care cost of obesity-related diseases at $147 billion a year,” Mrs. Obama said. “This epidemic also impacts the nation’s security, as obesity is now one of the most common disqualifiers for military service.”

The ceremony, attended by many officials of President Barack Obama’s cabinet, followed the signing earlier in the day of a presidential memorandum establishing a task force to study the problem and make recommendations after 90 days.

Obama announced a long list of goals she said she hopes the “Let’s Move” campaign will accomplish, including many that can be done “in a generation.”

“This isn’t like a disease where we’re still waiting for a cure to be discovered – we know the cure for this,” Obama said. “This isn’t like putting a man on the moon or inventing the Internet. It doesn’t take some stroke of genius or feat of technology.

“We have everything we need, right now, to help our kids lead healthy lives,” Obama said.

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February 10, 2010 · Filed Under Michelle Obama


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