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.

This

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 McDonald's, are becoming ever more popular.

This

is leading to young kids eating

food

with a high-calorie content more often and even becoming more 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 a burger and fries contains more than half a child's daily energy requirements. 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 burger joint.

For example

, the United Kingdom recently banned all fatty

food

from its schools and taught

children

the value of healthy eating and

this

has resulted in an 18% drop in obesity-related diabetes. In conclusion, it may be true that many of our younger generations are struggling with their weight because of eating too many fatty meals in well-known chain restaurants, but if the education system gives

children

enough information about the risks they are taking by doing

this

, the problem can be alleviated.