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" It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity. "

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" One of the most important things I'm glad we did and am proud of is that we don't have any real grass on our property. It might not be realistic to ask people to pull out their grass, but we'll never have to think about it. We used Smart Grass, and I think it looks beautiful. "

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" I don't cook anything. "

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" I had my issues with the Kardashians, absolutely. I think there's so much wrong with how they are the most revered family in the country, but they are, nevertheless. "

" There are so many factors to lead to a child becoming obese. "

" I think that's something people need to convey because you see all these celebrity moms out there, and the perception is they can do it all, but they have sooo much help. And it's kind of an unfair image to project for many women, because it is really hard, and if you have help, you should indicate you have help. "

" My first job in TV was hosting this young teen magazine show, and all these high school teenagers showed up from all over Sacramento, California, and they chose four of us to host the show, two boys and two girls. And of the two girls, I was kind of the perky smart one and the other girl was the pretty one. "

" I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China. "

" At the end of the day, TV is supposed to be entertaining. But it's important for me that there's some take-away value from it. "

Lisa Ling

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" I'm a big Ping-Pong addict. I love it. "

" My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. "

" We're doing a partial green nursery and trying as hard as we can to do as much organic stuff for our nursery as we can. "

" I am a crazy online shopper. My husband always jokes, 'Another box arrived!' Airplanes used to be my sanctuary for reading books, but now I have to peruse Gilt sales. "

" Personally, I've always known that I wanted to go back to work because I'm confident, and I'm certain that my daughter will have a better mother in me if I'm doing the things that I'm excited about and that I'm passionate about. "

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" I started running when I was 21 years old and studying in China. "

" I honestly never had the biological need to reproduce until I met my husband. But by the same token, even if we were unsuccessful, we were totally okay with adopting. "

" I hadn't wanted to have a kid until I met my partner. "

" I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio. "

" I don't remember my first trip, but I do remember when my mom took me to Disney World in Orlando. It wasn't the rides but Epcot Center that most fascinated me. It made me want to see those countries that are represented there for real. "

" I like crunchy things like Baked Lays. "

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" I don't know that I'm going to entirely do cloth diapers. I'd like to be ambitious about it, but in all honesty, I can't say that I will. "

" The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been. "

" There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we're perfectly content to look into adoption one day, if for some reason we aren't able to have a biological child. "

" I started working in television quite young, actually, and I definitely felt very insecure about what I looked like. "

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" I have a zillion bottles of hot sauce. I love Trader Joe's jalapeno. The whole right side of my fridge is filled with hot sauce. "

" The best education I have ever received was through travel. "

" I have not watched 'Honey Boo Boo'. "

" We live in a culture where we're bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity. "

" People are starting to know more about it, but I was blown away by Almaty, Kazakhstan. It's like a future Swiss Alps. It has the potential to be an extraordinary ski resort. It is a city with beautiful mountain scapes. "

" I'm determined to raise a strong girl. "

" I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person. "