In many countries, children are becoming overweight and unhealthy. Some people think that the government should have the responsibility. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There is a dramatic increase in the number of children who have got

obesity

, especially in some developed countries, where a massive amount of unhealthy

food

is consumed daily. Many people suppose that the

government

should do something to improve

this

issue. From my perspective, I completely disagree with

this

view and believe that the

government

as the only one who is responsible for combating the childhood

obesity

crisis. It is undeniable to say that the

government

has a major role to ensure the well-being of children.

This

means that when it comes to health-threatening diseases, as childhood

obesity

, the

government

should be the one to

first

realize

such

a threat, introduce and put solutions into practice. The

government

should reduce the time of television advertisements for fast

food

, which negatively affected children.

Besides

, the

government

would encourage

food

companies to declare all additives in ingredient descriptions, which helps consumers know clearly about what

food

they consume consists.

Nevertheless

, I would argue that parents have more duty to combat

obesity

in children. The

first

reason to be given is that an obese child could not receive all nutrients in their diet, especially the

fiber

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

fibre

from vegetables and fruit. The hectic schedule prevents parents from time for homemade

food

,

therefore

, children tend to eat fast

food

for a meal on a regular basis. In

this

way, their nutritional balances could be gravely affected;

hence

, parents have a direct impact on improving their children’s health by choosing and maintaining healthy eating habit which reduces sugar and fat.

Moreover

, the lack of physical activity is a top reason to make children gain weight unhealthily. Nowadays, most youngsters are in favour of the sedentary lifestyle and detest doing physical exercises.

This

means that the amount of calories from the

food

they consume is much higher than the ones they generate, which causes

obesity

. In

this

situation, parents are the only ones who can encourage or even force their children to do more exercise to protect their bodies from some illnesses. In conclusion, while some people suppose that the

government

should take responsibility to curb the

obesity

epidemic, I strongly believe that parents have a greater effect on improving their children’s health mainly because they can observe their kids directly.