Broad Decline in Obesity Rate Seen in Poor Young Children

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19. No it isn't.

Her efforts have been well publicized among some, but invisible to others.

The change has been happening over 10 years. Do you really want to say that what she's been doing for 3 years had an effect 4 years before her husband was elected President?

What has changed has been a collective effort by many thousands of people. She gets 1/ several-thousandths of the credit.

Hagiography is best left to the theologians and monks and AFAIK her name hasn't been sent to the proper committee for even beatification. In this case, the real change has been among parents. What MO has said is basically "eat organic." What's changed is probably more in line with Bloomberg's "don't drink large quantities of sugar."

And, as the article points out, seeing somebody aged 16 that weighs 300 lbs and has Type II diabetes and a very expensive, very restricted diet to keep him out of a coma has a certain focusing effect. When this one kid came to class with a very nasty diet instead of his usual pocket of candy, when he asked to be allowed to go to the nurse to stick his finger instead of being sent to the principal's office because he needed that dose of candy 30 minutes after he polished off a 1000 calorie lunch, it had an impact. He was worth a thousand Michelle Obamas.