NEW YORK, May 3, 2005
Clinton Takes Aim At Child Obesity
Ex-President And His Foundation Work To Change Kids' Eating Habits
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Play CBS Video Video Clinton Takes On Fat Now in a push to end childhood obesity, former President Bill Clinton recounted his own struggles with weight problems and eating habits. Sharyn Alfonsi has his story.
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Former President Bill Clinton announcing the initiative to fight childhood obestity (AP)
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"I was overweight as a kid so I struggled with it, on and off, all my life," the former president added. "I think the consequences are enormous. You have the onset of adult diabetes in children now, plainly because of their eating habits, aggravated by the lack of exercise. We've got to change the eating habits of America's young people."
"We have a huge epidemic of obesity in our nation," Huckabee said on the show. "I realized I was digging my own grave with a knife and fork and I needed to make some changes."
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