Overweight Obama administration officials

Larry Summers served as Director of the White House's National Economic Council (NEC)

Below is a list of present and past Obama administration officials who have had problems with being overweight:

1\. Regina M. Benjamin - U.S. Surgeon General[1][2]

2\. Katherine Archuleta - Political director[3]

3\. Larry Summers \- former Director of the White House's National Economic Council (NEC)

## Contents

* 1 Michelle Obama's Healthy Eating Initiative
* 1.1 Michelle Obama greeted an overweight U.S Surgeon General for the MyPlate initiative
* 1.2 Barack and Michelle Obama and a burger joint
* 2 Physical and mental health related problems associated with being overweight and/or obese
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Michelle Obama's Healthy Eating Initiative[edit]

Michelle Obama made the liberal media news cycle by promoting healthy eating from the White House garden. The food network filmed “Iron Chef America" showcasing Michelle's healthy food, cooking five dishes using the secret ingredient: produce from the White House garden. The two-hour special showed the chefs picking sweet potatoes, broccoli, fennel and tomatillos from the White House garden. An issue came to light that the foods were actually prepared in New York City, speculating that the entire show was just staged to look like produce from her garden.[4] Also, her campaign against obesity has not stopped her and Barack from taking their children out for ice cream while on vacation.

In Michelle Obama's first interview on the Fox News network, she would tout her responsible-eating initiative for kids. She would highlight the Obama Administration's $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative and her "Let's Move" campaign, which educates the danger of obese children and healthy eating.[5] She would tie the promises of the program to saying it would create 5000 jobs and pointed out that childhood obesity is a threat to national security. She urges children and parents to just skip "food desserts".

She would promote healthy eating initiatives for schools. Barack sought and passed legislation costing more than $4 billion. It is a horrible example of nanny state politics with draconian requirements on what can or cannot be sold at school bake sales and at the school cafeteria.

### Michelle Obama greeted an overweight U.S Surgeon General for the MyPlate initiative[edit]

In June 2011, Michelle Obama greeted overweight U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin as they introduced the MyPlate initiative.[6]

### Barack and Michelle Obama and a burger joint[edit]

In August 2011, Barack Obama and his staff ate a high calorie meal at a burger joint. Obama said concerning his wife, "Michelle eats here all the time".[7]

## Physical and mental health related problems associated with being overweight and/or obese[edit]

See also: Health risks linked to obesity

Some of the medical conditions associated with obesity include: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, arthritis, cancer, sleep apnea, reproductive problems in women and varicose veins.[8] In addition, medical science research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.[9]

Medical science research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.[10]

According to the Mayo Clinic some of the symptoms associated with obesity can include:

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* Difficulty sleeping

* Snoring

* Sleep apnea

* Pain in your back or joints

* Excessive sweating

* Always feeling hot

* Rashes or infection in folds of your skin

* Feeling out of breath with minor exertion

* Daytime sleepiness or fatigue

* Depression[11]

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## See also[edit]

* Obesity
* ObamaCare
* Obama administration deficit spending
* Essay: Four books every Obama administration official should read
* Atheism and obesity

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2011/06/06/food_guide_efforts_are_a_waste/
2. ↑ Donald Trump on Obamacare, Beforeitsnews.com, July 23, 2011
3. ↑ http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/katherine-archuleta-obama-2012-campaign-director/
4. ↑ Everything’s staged: Michelle Obama’s garden food was fake, Michelle Malkin, January 14, 2010
5. ↑ U.S. launches program to end "food deserts", February 19, 2010
6. ↑ http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2011/06/06/food_guide_efforts_are_a_waste/
7. ↑ https://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-celebrates-debt-deal-with-1700-calorie-staff-lunch-at-burger-joint/
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