Thursday, December 22, 2016

House conservatives will try to kill Michelle Obama’s surprisingly successful anti-obesity campaign - Vox

Michelle Obama has a strikingly successful record of fighting the obesity epidemic and improving nutrition — both symbolically and through legislation.

Back in October, I talked to a bunch of food and nutrition policy wonks about the first lady’s influence on food issues. They offered near-unanimous praise: She planted a garden, waged snappy social media campaigns, and worked behind the scenes with researchers, lawmakers, heads of government departments, schools, and food giants to quietly change what Americans eat.

At the time, it seemed likely that Hillary Clinton would be president, and that the next White House would only build on the current first lady’s legacy. Now we’re looking at a considerably different future....
http://www.vox.com/2016/12/16/13884820/house-conservatives-kill-michelle-obama-anti-obesity-campaign

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