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An increasing number of children are overweight which could result many problems when they grow older both in terms of their health and heath care costs. Why do you think so many children are overweight? What could be done to solve this problem?

#children #terms #health #heath #care #costs
Obesity among
children
are
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 increasing
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day-by-day
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day-by
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day by
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 day.
Parents
 are forced to spend more on their health as being obese might result in many health issues. I think bad eating habits in youngsters results in
overweight
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being overweight
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. The
parents
 should keep a track of eating for their
kids
. The most important point ,
children
 nowadays are lazy, and they have
very
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 bad eating
schedule
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 which
make
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 them obese.
Parents
 should always see what their
kids
 are eating. They should make sure that their
kids
are indulge
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 in physical activities. Through the advancement of technology,
children
 are more inclined towards playing video games
,
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and spending more
time
 on mobile phones. They should set a schedule for everything, and make sure that they are doing it.
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, earlier
children
does
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 not have access to
mobile
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a mobile
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phone
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 that’s why they are healthy. The
time
spend
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 on
mobile
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a mobile
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phone
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phones
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 should be reduced.to a limited number of hours. Another point
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this
 case is that
,
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Parents
 do not have enough
time
 to spend with their
children
, they are too busy that they hire maids to take care of them.
Parents
 should encourage
children
 to eat less fatty foods as
kids
 only want to have
food
 which
are
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 delicious and, delicious
food
are
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 most of the
time
 are full of fats, carbohydrates and , among others. They should encourage them to play games which helps them to improve their mental health. They should give them
the
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home cooked
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home-cooked
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 meals as they are prepared in clean surroundings, and with less oil.
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, even most
of
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the
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dieticians prefer to have
home cooked
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food
 as it will have all the nutrients for
children
 to grow, and will not make
kids
 fat. In conclusion, lack of physical and mental activity trend among
children
 make them obese.
Parents
 have to put in efforts and spare
time
 for their
children
 to make sure they get
home cooked
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food
,
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 and participate in physical activities
also
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