Michigan launches anti-obesity campaign
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:02 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 5:28 PM EDT

Mich. -- Michigan law-makers want their residents to shed some pounds.
This week the Michigan department of community health launched a campaign against obesity by asking Michiganders to pledge to lose 10% of their body weight.
In Michigan, about 800,000 children and 5-million adults have a weight problem.