Reduced Obesity Rates Are Something To Celebrate, But Who Deserves The Credit?

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Michelle Obama program, Let’s Move , is celebrating it’s fourth year anniversary in Februray 2014. She credits her program for halting and even reversing the increasing childhood obesity trend of the last thirty years.

Michelle Obama stated "(Let’s Move) really changed the conversation in this country ... the good news in Mississippi is that they've seen a decline in childhood obesity of 13 percent, so we're gonna go celebrate and highlight what has been going on there. There's still work to do."

To what extent does the following data support the claim that Let's Move is responsible for the 13 percent decline?

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Yes, Let’s Move is responsible for most of the 13 percent decline. No, Let’s Move had absolutely no effect on the 13 percent decline. Yes, Let’s Move is responsible for the entire 13 percent decline. No, Let’s Move has at most a small impact on the 13 percent decline.

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Rishiraj Mukati
Mar 8, 2014

it came in existence in 2010 as 2014 is its 14th anniversary and the rates are of 2005-2011 so clearly only a small impact of "lets move" is there

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Good logic!

Yash Bansal - 7 years, 3 months ago

yes a little impacy

Kulwinder Singh - 7 years, 3 months ago

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