FLOTUS 2010 Recap: Michelle Obama Launches Let’s Move!, Healthy Eating Initiatives

02/22/2011 4:57 pm 0 comments

It has been a busy year for First Lady Michelle Obama. She has traveled the country, thousands of miles, as being the leading advocate on the issue of obesity in America. She has exercised with children, talked to folks about healthy eating, led individuals on exercise. She’s also sat down at the table with big business to talk about what they can do to confront the issue. She’s gotten concessions from Wal-Mart, the beverage industry, to also deal with the issue of salt in foods and to have better nutrition labels.

Roland Martin recently sat down with the First Lady for a prime-time special where she discussed why this issue is so near and dear to her.

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