Bill Clinton, Reformed Fat Boy, Will Share His Story with Students

Former President Bill Clinton  begins a tour of US schools this September in connection with an American Heart Association campaign aimed to "reduce childhood obesity in the US within 10 years," according to Sanjay Gupta's column in the August 1 Time Magazine.  Evidently Bill was 210 pounds at age 15, and not pleased about it.
Clinton suggests restaurants like McD's need to change their core menus. Tra La. The column points out that McD's is one of the largest purchasers of apples in the US, indicating this is  "progress." If those apples are going into the transfat and sugar laden apple  "pies" the company sells, that ain't progress, baby.  (  McD's website lists 250 calories per 2.7 oz baked apple pie serving, 34 carbs, 11 grams of fat of which 4.5 are trans fat.)  Anyway, as Morgan Spurlock points out in his film, Supersize Me, and his book, few people go to McD's for the salads and apples.
( Pic of BC from www.jaybrewer.net--Okay, we know Bill no longer eats the stuff, right??)

Comments

[Cynthia]

People seem to overlook the fact that healthful food choices already exist, and if people were going to make healthful choices, they'd already be doing it. If McDonald's changes their core menu, people won't lose weight, they'll go somewhere else. People like having someone to blame, because they want to do pretty much exactly what they want to do but without taking responsibility for it. If we want thinner kids, we have to stop focusing on body image, which makes them feel self-conscious and inadequate, and focus on pursuing life and possibly even excellence, which generally makes them healthier and happier. Oh -- and turn off the TV.

[Foodie]

Actively pursueing life, yes!
And...living actively.
Similar, but.

[Monica]

I thought he liked kids a little chunky! I'm sad!

[Medifast]

Fast food is the #2 contributor to obesity - look at the stats of amount consumed per capita. It is. Soft drinks are #1 based on volume and calories per capita. Both are most often purchased together, soft drinks purchased many times alone. It's a sad but true fact. We need to eliminate both.