No burgers for Obama's girls
VOXAFRICA.COM | 04-02-2010 20:10
Michelle Obama has revealed that she had to put her daughters on a diet, as she prepares to launch a campaign to tackle childhood obesity. Michelle admitted that although she thought her children were "perfect", the family paediatrician had warned her that "something was out of balance" with Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10.
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