In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Since we started the Let's Move! initiative, I've been looking for as many ways as possible to help families and kids lead… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
You've got to keep your body active, even if that means just turning on some music and dancing for an hour. ...That's… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We don't need new discoveries or new inventions to reverse this trend. We have the tools at our disposal to reverse it.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools,… — Tom Harkin Copy Share Image
We are living in a time where we just don't have enough time. People are rushed. They're over worked, over scheduled. Not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
This year, 1.7 million young people will be participating in Olympic and Paralympic sports in their communities-many of them for the very… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I am not asking anyone to take the fun out of childhood. As we all know, treats are one of the best… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Childhood obesity isn't some simple, discrete issue. There's no one cause we can pinpoint. There's no one program we can fund to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Our kids didn't do this to themselves. They don't decide the sugar content in soda or the advertising content of a television… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
It's not about government telling people what to do. ... It's about each of us, in our own families, in our own… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When the average child is now spending nearly eight hours a day in front of some kind of screen, many of their… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Child hunger and child obesity are really just two sides of the same coin. Both rob our children of the energy, the… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We can all agree that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, all children should have the basic nutrition they need to learn… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
