“Diet and exercise” on The Daily Caller

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama says her “Let’s Move” physical fitness campaign isn’t about telling the American people what to do. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest grocer, says it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same, joining first lady Michelle Obama’s effort to combat childhood obesity. (more)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger is no longer a Pittsburgh Steelers captain. Dennis Dixon is the new Steelers quarterback, at least for the time being. (more)

LONDON (AP) — The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007, a new study says. (more)

McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Doctors were trying to determine why 24 McMinnville High School players developed a condition that caused intense pain and dangerous swelling in their arms and hospitalized two boys just as a football training camp was getting under way. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight — a move that could transform how doctors deal with overweight children. (more)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals can only hope their new batting coach will now cease to be a sideshow. (more)

CINCINNATI (AP) — Aroldis Chapman knew so little about baseball in the United States that before he could pick a team, he had to look at a map. The left-hander from Cuba had never seen a major league game on television and couldn’t name all the teams. (more)

BEIJING (AP) — Google Inc. wants to apologize for its poor communication with Chinese authors about scanning their books into its online library and is ready to work out a settlement to allay copyright concerns, a writer’s group said Sunday. (more)

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Starting cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returned to practice for the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, but wide receiver Anquan Boldin remained sidelined because of a sprained left ankle. (more)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Vivus Inc. said Thursday a clinical study shows its obesity drug Qnexa helped treat sleep apnea by improving weight loss. (more)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When Fox News analyst Brit Hume suggested last weekend that Tiger Woods turn to Jesus to deal with his sins, critics argued that Hume showed little knowledge about Buddhism, the faith that has been a major influence in the golfer’s life. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman says a Manhattan gym left her hanging when she tried a new workout: pole-dancing. (more)

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives. (more)