Michelle Obama's Let's Move Campaign: Year Three
A look at what the first lady's campaign has accomplished.
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Three Years Strong - Keep reading for a look at how Let's Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama's child obesity initiative, has expanded its partnerships and helped kids stay healthy over the last year. —Britt Middleton (Photo: Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for Nike)
Photo By Photo: Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for Nike
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Tasty Travels - Mrs. Obama is currently on the road to support the campaign's third anniversary. On Thursday, she visited 400 children at Eastside-Northside Elementary Schools in Clinton, Mississippi, where she and Rachael Ray hosted the first Let's Move! Cafeteria Cook-off. (Photo: Courtesy of Let's Move)
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All-Star Workout - Also on Feb. 28, the first lady got down with Serena Williams, U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas and other sports greats for an afternoon workout with students at a Let's Move event in Chicago. According to the Let's Move campaign, nearly 30 percent of children in America are overweight or obese, with the number spiking to 40 percent in African-American and Latino communities. (Photo: Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for Nike)
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Making Healthy Food More Accessible - In January 2011 Walmart pledged to reformulate its store brand of packaged foods by cutting sodium 25 percent and removing industrially produced trans fats by 2015. Over the past three years, Walmart, Walgreens and several regional grocery stores have pledged to build or expand 1,500 stores in communities with limited or no access to healthy food. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Staying Informed - In its partnership with Let's Move!, the American Beverage Association, which represents PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, now displays calorie labels on the front of soft drink products. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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