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

, especially among younger demographics has become highly debatable. A lot of people claim that governments should take full responsibility for

this

problem.

This

essay will argue against

this

opinion and explain and prove why the home 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’s choice of lifestyle that has a real influence on the

obesity

of their

children

. Significant and plausible research has proved that

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

children

to

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of gaining weight. Only through creating a home environment that models good nutrition and fitness practices, youngsters can overcome the problem of being overweight.

Furthermore

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

obesity

.

For instance

,

children

living with single mothers are apparently 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 and shared family meals and physical activity can occur. And

this

in its turn leads to

children

developing unhealthy eating habits, making poor food choices and gaining weight.

This

is certainly a strongly arguable, yet rational explanation for

children

's

obesity

. There are,

however

, legitimate reasons to expect any government to impose policies

such

as national

obesity

education, school-based nutrition programs and dietary guidelines to on the one hand decrease

obesity

rates among the younger population and on the other - increase the awareness of the benefits of healthy diets.

However

, it is only up to a family to closely adhere to these policies.

Therefore

, putting the responsibility only on the authorities is unreasonable. In conclusion,

this

essay argued that family lifestyles and structure are solely responsible for

children

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

children

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