In the spring of 2003, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee weighed more than 280 pounds. He'd just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes-and seen a close friend die of a heart attack at 69. So the Republi -can governor changed his diet and took up running. Within a year he'd lost more than 100 pounds and his diabetes symptoms had disappeared. Huckabee's transformation became the basis of a book, "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork," that was published in May, and inspired him to launch the Healthy Arkansas initiative to encourage residents to stop smoking, exercise more and eat better. Now, as the new head of the National Governors Association, the 50-year-old Huckabee is trying to implement his initiative nationwide.
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