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

In today's contemporary world, youngsters have developed many bad eating habits which have resulted in many problems like obesity and other deadly diseases, which creates a burden on governments too. There are numerous causes for

this

but fortunately, there are some solutions available to combat

this

problem. The primary cause of

children

being overweight is bad eating habits. They prefer to eat junk

food

served by McDonald's and KFC

instead

of home-cooked nutritious

food

.

Such

food

has a lot of fat and cholesterol which adds to the weight of the body and exacerbates the condition of the internal body system.

Moreover

,

parents

play a significant role in developing their

children

's health. Nowadays, many

parents

are either too busy because of hectic schedules or are

reckless

Rephrase

too reckless

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to cook a fresh nutritious meal at home for their juveniles.

Consequently

, they rely more on either frozen

food

or quick meals from junk

food

chains.

For instance

, my friend Aaron lives with his mother, who works 6 days a week and because of no time for

food

preparation, they eat every day from KFC. There are,

however

, some possible solutions to

this

problem.

Firstly

, both guardians and

children

should organize some time every day to cook their own meals comprising of green vegetables and meat.

This

will help them supply enough nutrition to their body without gaining weight and other diseases.

Secondly

, schools can encourage families to supply their

children

with home-cooked

food

instead

of junk meals.

This

can be done by organising some seminars where both

parents

and

children

can be educated about the merits of healthy

food

and the demerits of unhealthy

food

;

hence

, spreading awareness among society members.

For example

,

last

week at my school we organised a session for all the

parents

about how to prepare a healthy lunch box for their

children

. In conclusion, there are many reasons for the health-related problem of offspring these days, but applying above mentioned resolutions can bring the situation under control. It is increasingly vital for youngsters to maintain good health to live an active and happy life.