Best Obesity Sayings
187 Obesity quotes by 143 unique authors
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It is my theory you can't get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture.
— Erma Bombeck
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How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge!
— Ogden Nash
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I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.
— Paul Gauguin
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Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make yourself…
— David Miliband
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More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more than…
— Lee Haney
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If my wife made childhood obesity her mission and I signed a law making 1/8 cup of tomato paste a vegetable, I'd be sleeping on…
— Alton Brown
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With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what I hope every…
— Michelle Obama
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One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not born superstar athletes…
— Michelle Obama
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This year, 1.7 million young people will be participating in Olympic and Paralympic sports in their communities-many of them for the very first time. And…
— Michelle Obama
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While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot of money or…
— Michelle Obama
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We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs, ands or buts…
— Michelle Obama
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... I feel the American public would be in a better position to exercise freedom of dietary choice if it were stated in bold print…
— Charles H. Percy
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When the average child is now spending nearly eight hours a day in front of some kind of screen, many of their opinions and preferences…
— Michelle Obama
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Since we started the Let's Move! initiative, I've been looking for as many ways as possible to help families and kids lead healthier lives. And…
— Michelle Obama
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Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from. And that really…
— Michelle Obama
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Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector to take ownership…
— Michelle Obama
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I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because I knew that…
— Michelle Obama
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In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per 100,000…
— Michelle Obama
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It's not about government telling people what to do. ... It's about each of us, in our own families, in our own communities, standing up…
— Michelle Obama
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Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in the vending machine…
— Michelle Obama
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Child hunger and child obesity are really just two sides of the same coin. Both rob our children of the energy, the strength and the…
— Michelle Obama
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We are living in a time where we just don't have enough time. People are rushed. They're over worked, over scheduled. Not enough resources. ...But…
— Michelle Obama
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African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some…
— Michelle Obama
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We don't need new discoveries or new inventions to reverse this trend. We have the tools at our disposal to reverse it. All we need…
— Michelle Obama
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Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary responsibility. But it's…
— Michelle Obama
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