The obesity rates among teenagers have increased dramatically in many developed countries. Discuss some possible reasons for this increase and suggest solutions.

Nowadays,

obesity

is becoming more and more common in children than adults, which has alarming effects on the community worldwide.

This

essay will discuss the causes and effects of

obesity

and what is the way that government can do as well as the families.

To begin

with,

obesity

is one of the serious issues among the youngsters in western countries. The main reasons are, most of the children do not want to eat homemade foods, usually they prefer to eat trash foods, especially pizza, hamburgers, fries and soft drinks, these junk foods contain a high rate of calories, sugar and fats which lead to many diseases

such

heart related, diabetes, cancer and many more.

In addition

, most of the children are not participating in physical activities and they usually spend their time in watching televisions, playing computer games and chatting with friends on Facebook and twitter. All these are the causes of

obesity

and sometimes it lead to dangerous illnesses.

Moreover

,

this

is the responsibilities of the parents to keep an eye on their children and make them stop from eating junk foods and

also

encourage them to participate in physical activities

for instance

, playing football, hockey, basketball and swimming. So, these physical activities will help them in fitness and

also

prevent them from many illnesses. To sum up,

obesity

is one of the debatable issues in recent times, the parents and government should need to stand up for

this

and motivate the children for physical exercise and stop them from eating junk foods.