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Don't make me bust you for obesity Remember when sports stars were sports stars, and not busybodies? Shaquille O'Neal has signed on to star in a reality TV show on ABC. He will attack childhood obesity during the six-episode show. First, he takes over the Miami Heat. Then he becomes...

By Frank Houston

March 8, 2007

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Don't make me bust you for obesity

Remember when sports stars were sports stars, and not busybodies? Shaquille O'Neal has signed on to star in a reality TV show on ABC. He will attack childhood obesity during the six-episode show.

First, he takes over the Miami Heat. Then he becomes a cop. Now he's trying to get fat kids to slim down. What's next? Supernanny? An appointment as the U.S. Surgeon General? King of the planet? --Tamara Lush

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