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| Contributor | Sherlock Holmes (a retired OC public servant collecting his pension) |
| Last Edited | Sherlock Holmes (a retired OC public servant collecting his pension) Jul 12, 2004 02:54pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - USA Today |
| News Date | Monday, July 12, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Since June 2003, the 48-year-old Arkansas governor has undergone a jaw-dropping metamorphosis: He's trimmed 105 pounds off his 5-foot, 11-inch frame. As a tale of personal transformation, that would be remarkable enough. But Huckabee isn't satisfied with his individual accomplishment. He's trying to turn it into a public health crusade.
Last month, Huckabee unveiled the "Healthy Arkansas" initiative and said he intends to make it a top priority of his final two years as governor. His goal: to turn around a state that perennially ranks as one of the unhealthiest in the country by getting his citizens to exercise more, watch their weight and quit smoking. According to figures compiled by the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 8% of Arkansans suffer from diabetes; nearly 22% are considered obese and 26% smoke.
Alarmed by a growing weight problem among children, Arkansas this year became the first to require schools to measure students' body mass index, a formula that determines overweight, and send data home to parents. Huckabee signed the measure into law while in the midst of his own diet. |
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