The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend.

Nowadays, the amount of overweight offspring has

rose

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risen

by 20% since a few years.

This

essay will discuss the main causes of

this

issue and

then

describe the possible effects of

this

problem. The foremost causes are their diet and the lack of physical activities.

To begin

, many of these children do not eat healthy food. They prefer to feed themselves with sugar and fries nutriments,

such

as hamburgers and coca-cola.

Moreover

, traditionally, they eat between meals so their metabolism work continuously to eliminate the food. According to the professor Testart, in his article for the CNRS, the majority of these people are overweight because of their diet habits.

In addition

, generally, they do not practice any physical exercise.

Instead

, they prefer to watch movies or play video games.

For instance

, it is proved that because of the lack of activities, they are more able to take kilograms.

Moreover

, the possible effects include disease related to obesity and depression.

First

, obesity is the main consequence of becoming overweight.

However

,

this

state

cause

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causes

several diseases,

such

as diabetes, cholesterol and

for

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in

some cases fatal blood pressure. In fact, the way they eat create a disorder in their body and cause these kind of issues.

For example

, in a recent study of the doctor Martin, it was reported that over 69% of sick people are ill because of their overweight.

Secondly

, the media promote the image of people perfect without any default with their shape. So, they compare themselves to these people continuously.

Consequently

, they loss their own esteem and become depressive.

Such

as, in America, the media prefer to show in TV healthy people than overweight because for them the population should look like them. In conclusion, overweight people

has increased

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have increased

a lot since a few years because of their diet habits and their lack of physical exercise. In consequence, the possible effects are their

hight

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

high

height

heights

exposition to disease and depression.