Mrs. Obama to Join Olive Garden Announcement

Summary: This article talks about restaurants like Olive Garden that are working to make their menus healthier so they can help bring down childhood obesity rates. It also talks about our first lady Michelle Obama's efforts to prevent childhood obesity.

Response: I personally think this is a good idea because obesity can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and other conditions, and I feel it's important to try to prevent those diseases. I've been to Olive Garden and I know it's not very healthy and so i'm glad their making an effort to make it healthier.

Criteria:

• Timliness: This all is happening now, so it has timliness.
• Prominence: Michelle Obama is a well known person, she's the first lady; so it has prominence.
• Proximity: It's in the United States at food chains all over.
• Significance: It'd important! It affects many people!