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, obesity has become a major problem
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not only others but
also
children
. In
western
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society
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the percentage of overweight
children
increasingly
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by 20% in the
last
decade. The main reason why I believe is incorrect nutrition and hereditary
factor
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.
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essay will examine my personal views
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causes and effects and present a final conclusion. One problem is that overeating sweet or harmful
foods
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.
For example
, in our modern life majority of
children
really keen on
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fast foods and candies like hamburgers, hot dogs, pizzas, chocolates and cakes which are include lots of chemicals which harmful to their
body
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and
organism
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.
This
kind of
products
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delicious
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and yummy,
that is
why, useful products like fruits and vegetables are not as popular as junk foods. Another drawback is that hereditary factor which depends on genetics. If the
children
's parents and grandparents with excess weight,
then
most likely the
children
will
also
be fat . Unfortunately, incorrect nutrition and obesity
leads to
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not
the
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best effects
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health and appearance.
Firstly
,
children
's overweight
effect
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of
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their physical and mental health.
For instance
, they are suffering from digestion system, doing hard exercises,
foot
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and spine diseases. Overthrow , most of the body is covered in fats,
all
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organs
facing with
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various diseases.
Secondly
, obesity
also
effect
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to
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peoples'
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appearance .
Children
with
such
physiques,
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problem
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problems
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to find
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the right clothes with
right
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size or excess fat even on the face,
accordingly
they can feel themselves timidly and shyly.
To sum up
all
views
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above, can come to the conclusion that, incorrect nutrition leads to
overweight
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being overweight
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and it in turn leads to worse effects like problems with health and body

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • overweight
  • obesity
  • caloric intake
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • screen time
  • physical education
  • nutritious
  • psychological well-being
  • self-esteem
  • socioeconomic
  • healthcare system
  • life expectancy
  • obesity-related complications
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