Healthy Politics :: First Lady Michelle Obama Influences Olive Garden

First Lady Michelle Obama’s influence in the fight against childhood obesity and maintaining a healthy lifestyle seems to be influencing the restaurant industry. After her first year, she introduced her anti-childhood obesity campaign and on Thursday, Darden Restaurants Inc., a company that owns Oliva Garden, made what some consider a monumental announcement. The company announced that it will reduce the calories and sodium in all its meals by 10 percent over five years, and by 20 percent over 10 years.

Drew Madsen, president and chief operating officer, told the Associated Press,

All kids’ meals will automatically come with a side of fruit or vegetables and eight ounces of 1 percent milk unless an adult requests a substitute…

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