Being the First Lady and a mother of two children, Mrs. Obama has launched her campaign against childhood obesity in the US, hoping to encourage people to live healthier lives.

　　She admitted that she herself was not immune to the temptations of junk food. “I love burgers, fries, ice creams and cakes. And so do most kids, ”she stated, “We’re not talking about a lifestyle that dismisses all that. The question is how we help people balance that out so that they’re not facing life-threatening, preventable illnesses. Instead, they’re enjoying their food, they’re eating their vegetables, they’re doing their running and walking and playing and still have time to get a good, fun meal in every once in a while. ”

　　The campaign contains four parts: helping parents make better food choices, serving healthier food in school vending machines and lunch lines, making healthy food more available and affordable, and encouraging children to exercise more.

　　The ambitious campaign, which Mrs. Obama hopes will be seen as her legacy(遗产), is intended to solve the childhood obesity problem in a generation, so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weight. “This isn’t like a disease where we’re still waiting for the cure to be discovered. We know the cure for this, ”she said.

　　President Barack Obama praised his wife for dealing with what he called one of “the most urgent health issues facing the country”. “This has enormous promise in improving the health of our children, and in giving support to parents to make the kinds of healthy choices that are often very difficult, ”he said.

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