The number of overweight children in developed countries is increasing. Some people think this is due to problems such as the growing number of fast food outlets. Others believe that parents are to blame for not looking after their children's health. To what extent do you agree with these views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Nowadays, the amount of obese children in developed countries is growing continuously. It is considered by some that the increasing

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of fast-

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outlets

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problem, while there are others who believe that parents are the culprit behind

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issue for neglecting their

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health. In my opinion, I completely believe that parents are responsible for deteriorating their

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health in relation to weight, but I do not agree that fast

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outlets have caused the overweight rate to increase. On the one hand, the abundant

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of fast

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outlets in

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developing

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has not been

a major cause of overweight children.

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young people were raised to follow a healthy

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a thousand of McDonald's would not attract them to eat excessively. Take for exam

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Japan, which

has a considerable

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of fast

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outlets, yet it has the lowest rate of obesity among children and adults.

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, it is our choice to eat either health of junk foods, and what children have been accustomed on in their young age groups play a greater role than the

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of fast-

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restaurants in their countries.

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, if the parents follow a healthy

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their children would do the same. According to a recent study conducted at Harvard University states that children and adolescents are more likely to consume at least five serving of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do,

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, young people who parents eat fast

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are more likely to do the same.

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, parents play a greater role in the overweight issue among children, and if each parent guides his child to have just one fast

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meal in one week or

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that would reduce the

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of obese children enormously. Another factor to consider is the technology which has enticed people of all ages to have a sedentary

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, the advance technology provides plenty of entertainment and education websites which may eventually lead people to be physically inactive. A recent study shows that the more TV or phones young people, the more likely they are to gain excess weight. In conclusion, in spite of the increasing

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of fast-

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, it does not have a major effect on overweight children. In comparison, parents and

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technology, both

have caused a growing

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of obesity in children.