Childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem in many countries. Explain the main causes of this problem, and suggest some possible solutions.

In recent years, the number of

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who have become overweight has significantly increased around the globe which has several consequences for their future life. In

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problem. One major reason for

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fatness is that

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the eating habits of today’s

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are more unhealthy than previous generations. To illustrate more, they tend to consume too much fast

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, candy, and sugary drinks. These foods are very high in fat and sugars, but low in vitamins and minerals, which can cause kids to gain weight quickly. Another reason is that having sedentary lifestyles, modern kids tend to watch TV, surf the internet, play computer games

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of playing physical sport. As a consequence, they are becoming increasingly obese and they may have a risk of diseases

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as diabetes, heart

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etc.

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, there are several steps that can be taken to combat those problems.

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, parents should prepare wholesome meals which are delicious and look attractive to them. To illustrate more,

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of fried

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, they can use other methods of cooking like steaming or boiling.

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, school authorities could ban selling unhealthy

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at school and governments should limit junk

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advertising.

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, parents can encourage

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to take regular exercise and authorities can arrange

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to teach them about the importance of physical exercise.

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, parents could set a specific time for their kids for doing physical

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as walking,

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up etc. In conclusion, obesity

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caused by an inactive lifestyle and eating disorders and results in acute health problems and loss of productivity.

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, these problems can be overcome by changing their lifestyle and the help of the authorities.