Overweight is one of the major health problems that we have in the present time. The most unfortunate issue with this is that the number of obese children has increased by almost 20 percent in last ten years. This is a huge burden of disease for children, their families, and the governments as overweight is one of the main risk factors of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, and heart diseases in the future. This essay will discuss possible causes and effects of this major health issue and will provide a solution at the end.