11. PREGNANCY AND CHILDHOOD-OLIV A KEY ROLE IN
FOETAL DEVELOPMENT DURING PREGNANCY,AND A
SHORTAGE MAY HAVE PERNICIOUS EFFECT ON BABY
SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT,
23. MICHELLE OBAMA AWARDED A 1,400
YEAR-OLD OLIVE TREE
Mrs. Obama will receive the award for her strong commitment to
promote a healthy diet and the Mediterranean lifestyle in the U.S.,
particularly among young people. She not only helps spread the
message through the public campaign ‘Let’s Move!’, but the First Lady
also sets a good example at home, personally caring for the White
House’s vegetable garden she created.
The U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama
will receive a special “award” on the
occasion of the next Med-Italian Diet
Festival to be held in Lecce, in
Southern Italy, from the 24th to the
27th of May: she will become the
honorary owner of “La Regina” (The
Queen), a huge 1,400 year-old olive
tree located in Salento, in Apulia.