KANSAS CITY — A child obesity epidemic fed by fast food, sugary drinks and too much television threatens to create the first generation of American youths who live shorter lives than their parents, Michelle Obama said Monday.
UPDATE: First lady touts childhood obesity initiative in Kansas City
Monday, July 12, 2010 | 1:03 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:30 p.m. CDT, Thursday, April 7, 2011
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