Obesity was once considered a disease of adults; however, it is becoming increasingly common among children. Why do you think this is happening? What can be done to help children stay healthy?

We must acknowledge that

obesity

is the most common disease among adults

nevertheless

the problem of

obesity

is growing among

children

across the globe.

This

essay will discuss the most commonly observed reasons for

this

disease and share some possible remedies to overcome

this

issue. Many people hold the opinion that the primary reason for

obesity

among adults and

children

is the consumption of unhealthy fast food and sugary drinks;

however

, lack of physical exercise is

also

another vital reason for

this

issue.

Moreover

, in the current pandemic situation where remote learning activities are introduced

therefore

kids are

further

confined inside their homes and thereby reducing the physical movement and sports which were

otherwise

part of their daily regime.

For example

, in the regular schooling approach,

children

used to participate in outdoor fun games for at least two to three hours on a daily basis;

however

, now their outdoor activity time is now switched with indoor activities which leads to a sedentary lifestyle involving gaming consoles and addicted media. To overcome the issue,

parents

need to encourage their offsprings to participate in outdoor events by organizing weekend trips with the offsprings.

For instance

,

parents

should take kids for small hiking activities or a bike trip which do not really require a great deal of planning and preparation but could potentially help to alleviate the problem of lack of physical exercise.

In addition

,

parents

or guardians should keep a limit on screen time per day and restrict the usage of gaming gadgets. Father or mother should become the role model by trying new healthy foods and gradually introduce them in the household in the form of a creative recipe and thereby help the kids to reduce the intake of unhealthy fast food items

such

as Pizza, Burgers and promote healthy smoothies and low carb diet with proportional meal-size. To sum up, the problem of

obesity

is a serious disease among adults and

children

.

Parents

, schools and society, in general, should come up together to fight against

this

grim situation and generate new innovative healthy recipes and creative ideas to overcome

this

situation.