Public officials must be examples of a healthy lifestyle. That’s what made the U.S. superpower that uses the U.S. first lady Michelle Obama for a campaign against obesity.

Obesity has made the U.S. spent billions of dollars. Obesity has become epidemic, not only adult children even begin to get symptoms.

Obama administration was determined to reduce the causes of obesity in children, and find out what can be done by the people at home, school and work place to prevent this obesity epidemic.

“The number of Americans who have to struggle with her weight so that no health risk conditions associated with being overweight is still too high,” said Michelle Obama, as quoted by Reuters on Friday (29/1/2010).

Recommendations can be given to prevent obesity starts with eating more fruits and vegetables, as well as improve the quality of physical education at various schools so that children become more active.

Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius revealed that the US government has invested U.S. $ 650 million in health and other programs aimed at preventing obesity and quit smoking programs.

In addition, Obama also create a white building parks for the children of local schools. Given that the solution to prevent the obesity epidemic can not come from government alone, each person must be willing to engage in a campaign to avoid a crisis in public health.

“This will not be easy and can not happen overnight. And it’s also not going to be a simple thing, although using the first woman in the U.S. as a priority,” Obama said in his speech at the recreation center in Alexandria, outside Washington.

Given data showed two-thirds of U.S. adults and one in three children overweight and obesity. These conditions increase the health risks such as diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases.

“The United States must spend nearly U.S. $ 150 million related to the problem of obesity and its complications as well as two-fold higher than in 1998. This could make us as a nation that is not healthy,” Sebelius said.