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Barack Obama's releases healthcare plan in the backdrop of wife's anti-obesity drive
While Barack Obama unveils his healthcare plan, the first lady aims to end obesity in the U.S.

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February 23, 2010

While Barack Obama unveils his healthcare plan, his wife has just kicked off her “Let's Move” campaign last week.

Michelle Obama’s campaign is aimed at eliminating “the epidemic of childhood obesity” in the United States.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the last two decades has seen a surge in obesity rates in the United States.

Studies have also shown an alarming increase in obesity among Americans with 60 million American adults classified as obese, and another 127 million as overweight.

 

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