Archive for February, 2010

Let’s Move — Michelle Obama’s Campaign Against Childhood Obesity

It may sound impossible, but Michelle Obama, the self-proclaimed “Mom-In-Chief“, has made it her goal to end childhood obesity within a generation.  (You can read the official memorandum here). Though, really, her campaign began long before the official Let’s Move program.  She reinstated the White House garden – the first since seen since Elanor Roosevelt [...]

February 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Health, Politics  No Comments

Peanut Butter Crisis A Year On

The strange and disturbing result of last year’s crisis with  salmonella tainted peanut butter is that there hasn’t been much change at all.  In fact, the criminal investigations into the now bankrupt Peanut Corp. of America (and its top executives) resulted in no charges whatsoever.  The outbreak was linked to 700 sicknesses and 9 deaths [...]

February 7, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments