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US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 National Championship Pee-Wee football team, the Watkins Hornets, speaks about her initiative, "Let's Move," a campaign to help combat childhood obesity, during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is pictured as she speaks about ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:28:56 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is pictured as she speaks about the release of a paper by the Surgeon General on the public health challenge posed by the rise in obesity, at a Washington DC metropolitan YMCA in Alexandria, Virgina, January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files

First lady Michelle Obama announces a campaign to combat the ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:59:45 GMT

(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama announces a campaign to combat the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about her initiative, "Let's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:50:10 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about her initiative, "Let's Move," a campaign to help combat childhood obesity, during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Tuesday harnessed iconic media groups and stars as she launched an ambitious program to end the epidemic of childhood obesity, which affects one in three US children.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

First lady Michelle Obama announces a campaign to combat the ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:39:15 GMT

First lady Michelle Obama points out some student athletes as ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:25:10 GMT

(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama points out some student athletes as she announces a campaign to combat the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event held to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:33:06 GMT

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event held to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:02 GMT

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event held to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event held to unveil a nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity, at the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. Standing behind the first lady are members of the Watkins Hornets, the 2009 national championship pee-wee football team. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

An obese child steps on a scale. US First Lady Michelle Obama ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - An obese child steps on a scale. US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)

US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:01 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing a memorandum ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:46:56 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks before signing a memorandum on childhood obesity as First Lady Michelle Obama looks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

President Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:19:58 GMT

(Reuters) - President Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. REUTERS/Larry Downing

First Lady Michelle Obama stands in the Oval Office of the White ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:20 GMT

(AFP) - First Lady Michelle Obama stands in the Oval Office of the White House during the launch of a major push against childhood obesity, which she has targeted as one of the greatest threats to America's health and economy.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

U.S. President Barack Obama before signing a memorandum on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:56 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama before signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT HEALTH EDUCATION)

First lady Michelle Obama stands behind President Barack Obama, ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:52 GMT

(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama stands behind President Barack Obama, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before he signed a memorandum on childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:20 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:17 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

President Barack Obama prepares to get up from his desk before ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:22 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama prepares to get up from his desk before walking away after signing a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Secretary Services Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama smiles after signing a memorandum on ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:52 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama smiles after signing a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:33:30 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt Juliet, speaks with House Majority Leader, ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:53:31 GMT

(AP) - Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt Juliet, speaks with House Majority Leader, Jason Mumpower, R-Bristol, right, in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The House voted 65-31 on Monday to override Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill to limit local authority on requiring calorie counts to be listed on restaurant menus. The bill was introduced in response to a decision in Nashville last year to require menu labeling at chain restaurants. The Democratic governor vetoed the bill in July, citing Tennessee's obesity rate that ranks among the highest in the nation. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, speaks in the House Chamber ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:53:04 GMT

(AP) - Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, speaks in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The House voted 65-31 on Monday to override Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill to limit local authority on requiring calorie counts to be listed on restaurant menus. The bill was introduced in response to a decision in Nashville last year to require menu labeling at chain restaurants. The Democratic governor vetoed the bill in July, citing Tennessee's obesity rate that ranks among the highest in the nation. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt Juliet, speaks in the House Chamber of ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:25 GMT

(AP) - Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt Juliet, speaks in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The House voted 65-31 on Monday to override Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill to limit local authority on requiring calorie counts to be listed on restaurant menus. The bill was introduced in response to a decision in Nashville last year to require menu labeling at chain restaurants. The Democratic governor vetoed the bill in July, citing Tennessee's obesity rate that ranks among the highest in the nation. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading portion-controlled weight-loss ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:12:36 GMT

(AP) - Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading portion-controlled weight-loss program, today announced the launch of Medifast Brownies with real chocolate chips. (PRNewsFoto/Medifast, Inc.)

FILE - in this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:45:36 GMT

(AP) - FILE - in this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity, at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010 file photo, First Lady Michelle ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:45:03 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010 file photo, First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, regarding childhood obesity policy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:33:02 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity, at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Cave men weren't obese. That's the inspiration behind ...

(AFPTV) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:04:19 GMT

(AFPTV) - Cave men weren't obese. That's the inspiration behind a new weight loss craze in America. Paleo-dieter Vlad Averbukh allows himself fruits, vegetables and meat -- anything that can be eaten raw -- but no dairy or grains, following an adapted version of the feeding habits humans followed during the Paleolithic era. Duration: 1.48(AFPTV)

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig, Jason ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:53:48 GMT

(AP) - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig, Jason Alexander, center, who has lost 12 pounds in four weeks, speaks with Marty, left, and Wendy Beckers at Jenny Craig's New Year's weight loss resolution 'check-in' at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Marty and Wendy Beckers are clients of Jenny Craig. (Shea Walsh /AP Images for Jenny Craig)

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig, Sara ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:53:26 GMT

(AP) - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig, Sara Rue, who lost 25 pounds in nine weeks, speaks at Jenny Craig's New Year's weight loss resolution 'check-in' at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Shea Walsh /AP Images for Jenny Craig)

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig -- From ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:52:58 GMT

(AP) - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig -- From left are Sara Rue, Patti Larchet, CEO of Jenny Craig, and Jason Alexander pose for a photograph at Jenny Craig's New Year's weight loss resolution 'check-in' at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Shea Walsh /AP Images for Jenny Craig)

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig-- From ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:52:35 GMT

(AP) - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Jenny Craig-- From left are, Sara Rue, Gina Turner, Marty, and Wendy Beckers, Patti Larchet, CEO of Jenny Craig, and Jason Alexander pose for a photograph at Jenny Craig's New Year's weight loss resolution 'check-in' at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Shea Walsh /AP Images for Jenny Craig)

Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:43:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame. A new study may help tip the balance in favour of those who claim that fat runs in their family and there is little they can do about it.(AFP/File)

US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) speaks alongside Health and ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:54:35 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L) on childhood obesity, and steps that families, schools and communities can to fight it, during a meeting with Cabinet and Congressional members in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., second from left, gestures outside ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:03:17 GMT

(AP) - Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., second from left, gestures outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2,2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss childhood obesity. From left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Miller, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:54:25 GMT

(AP) - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, accompanied by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss childhood obesity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:44:00 GMT

(AP) - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, second from left, talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb.. 2, 2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss the epidemic of childhood obesity. From left are, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif;, Harkin, Sen. Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

First lady Michelle Obama, center, rear, meets with Cabinet ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:39:04 GMT

(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama, center, rear, meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, regarding childhood obesity policy ahead of an announcement of a national campaign to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. Clockwise, from left are: Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.; Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Mrs. Obama; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa ; Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.; Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.; and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) talks about childhood obesity ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:41:57 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) talks about childhood obesity in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House in Washington, February 2, 2010. (L-R) Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, Obama, and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama talks about childhood obesity ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:39:52 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama talks about childhood obesity in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House in Washington, February 2, 2010. (L-R) Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, Obama, and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama talks about childhood obesity ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:22:19 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama talks about childhood obesity next to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House in Washington, February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:03:19 GMT

(AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional members,at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, regarding childhood obesity policy ahead of an announcement of a national campaign to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

First Lady Michelle Obama, seated with Health and Human Services ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:02:13 GMT

(AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama, seated with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, regarding childhood obesity policy ahead of an announcement of a national campaign to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:59:10 GMT

(AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, regarding childhood obesity policy ahead of an announcement of a national campaign to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

First Lady Michelle Obama sits with Senate Health, Education, ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:55:20 GMT

(AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama sits with Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, as she meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, regarding childhood obesity policy ahead of an announcement of a national campaign to address the epidemic of childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2008, Registered Nurse Rebecca ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:07:18 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2008, Registered Nurse Rebecca Allison measures Paris Woods waistline as she takes part in her first session of a 20 month obesity prevention study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Like nearly one-third of American teens, Paris is overweight and her doctor worries that she is headed for obesity. Wishing to avoid that scenario, Paris, and her parents participated in weekly sessions with a nutritionist, exercise trainer and physician preaching major lifestyle changes that could keep the 14-year-old from becoming obese. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

In this photo taken Jan. 20, 2010, Paris Woods, center, mother, ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:06:34 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Jan. 20, 2010, Paris Woods, center, mother, Dinah Woods and father Parris Woods pose for a portrait as they take part in their final session of a 20 month obesity prevention study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Like nearly one-third of American teens, Paris is overweight and her doctor worries that she is headed for obesity. Wishing to avoid that scenario, Paris, and her parents participated in weekly sessions with a nutritionist, exercise trainer and physician preaching major lifestyle changes that could keep the 14-year-old from becoming obese. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

A row of ¨Tacos Dorados¨ (corn tortillas filled with cheese, ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:07:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - A row of ¨Tacos Dorados¨ (corn tortillas filled with cheese, beans, pork meat and chilli sauce) on display by a "comal" (metal hotplate) at a street stand in Mexico City in 2008. Mexico's rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches), which is jokingly nicknamed "Vitamin T," has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts.(AFP/File/Ronaldo Schemidt)