Modern children are suffering from the diseases that were once considered to be meant for adults only. Obesity is a major disease prevalent among children. What are its causes and what solutions can be offered?

Being clinically obese was once only a condition that adults suffered from, but it is becoming more common in people under the age of 18. The essay will

first

discuss how fast

food

is the primary cause of

this

growing problem, followed by a discussion of how education is the most viable solution. Restaurants serving junk

food

,

such

as Mc Donalds, are becoming ever more popular.

This

is leading

Suggestion

has led

leads

lead

to young kids eating

food

with a high calorie content more often, and even becoming addicted to these high-fat meals.

This

results in them regularly eating over their daily allowance of calories and putting on weight.

For example

, the average meal of burger and fries contains more than half a child’s daily energy

requirements

Suggestion

requirement

. The best solution to

this

is to educate children about the dangers of being severely overweight. If there was more being done to raise awareness of the types of diseases associated with obesity, children might think twice before asking their parents to take them to the local fast

food

restaurants.

For instance

, Germany has recently banned all fatty foods from its schools and taught children the value of healthy eating and

this

has resulted in an 20% drop in obesity-related diabetes. In conclusion, it may be true that many young

generation

Suggestion

generations

are struggling with their weight because of eating too many fatty meals in well-know fast

food

restaurants, but if education system gives children enough information about the risks they are taking by doing

this

, the problem can be alleviated.