Some people think that government is responsible for the rise in obesity in children. Do you agree or disagree?

In recent years the topic of who should be held responsible for the increased rates of

obesity

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among younger demographics has become highly debatable. A lot of people claim that

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governments should take

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full responsibility for

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problem.

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environment and family structure, and not the government, ought to be held accountable for

children

's weight-related problems. To start with, leading a healthy lifestyle and providing good

nutrition

choices for

children

should be encouraged by any government.

However

, it is ultimately an individual family and their choice of lifestyle that has a real influence on the

obesity

of their

children

.

For instance

, if caretakers do not encourage active exercise and healthy diets and allow spending unlimited time in front of TV and computer screens, they inevitably expose their

children

to sedentary life and

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risk of gaining weight.

Thus

, creating a home environment that models good

nutrition

and fitness practices can overcome the problem of

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.

Furthermore

, it has been discovered that a structure of a family often affects childhood

obesity

.

For instance

,

children

living with single mothers, according to the research, are more obese than the ones living with two parents. The explanations for

this

include single-parent households having higher time demands due to the lack of shared responsibilities at home.

Subsequently

, a reduction of homemade meals

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shared family meals, and physical activity can occur. And

this

in its turn leads to

children

developing unhealthy eating habits and making poor food choices, which

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to gaining weight.

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is certainly a strongly arguable, yet

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rational explanation for

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children

's

obesity

. There are,

however

, legitimate reasons to expect any government to impose policies

such

as national

obesity

education, school-based

nutrition

programs, dietary guidelines,

nutrition

labelling, etc.

Such

regulations will inevitably result in decreasing the

obesity

rates among

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population and increase the awareness of

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of healthy diets.

However

, it is up to the family to closely adhere to these policies.

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would be unreasonable. In conclusion,

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this

essay argued that family lifestyles and structure are solely responsible for

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children

's adiposity. And I personally believe that the root cause of

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in

children

is the place where in the end everything is decided: family.