Obesity among young Americans is a serious problem that can have serious ramifications in the long run.

From 1994 to 2004 Foxx served in the North Carolina Senate. " Media outlets including the New York TimesWashington Post and Huffington Post criticized her statements. She was reared in a rural area of Avery County North Carolina.

Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri; born June 29 1943) is the U. Foxx is a member of the Republican Party and was elected Secretary of the House Republican Conference by her colleagues on November 27 2012. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district which encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the state and a portion of Winston-Salem.