The percentage of overweight children in the western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years.Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend.

Throughout the past decade in western countries number of juveniles with excess weight increased by 20%. In

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causes of

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effects. One of the

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because modern technologies and games are too

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. That leads to

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lifestyle and weight gaining, which affects

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of

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.

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, recently scientists have discovered that watching cartoons or other TV shows may be responsible for the growing epidemic of obesity among preschool children

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because they tend not to play outside, run, or do other activities with other kids. Another thing

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is bad

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habits.

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with more flavours in it seems to be more popular among minors, that’s why they consume and buy it more. Western companies have noticed

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why they started

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their production sizes and consistency. As well, carcinogens, preservatives and high levels of sugar in that type of

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make human blood insulin rise and drop quickly, so people feel craving for more,

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overeat and become overweight easily.

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, a lot of critics have noticed, that

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supplied to western countries has more

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and its portions are larger

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to Asian

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production. To conclude, I consider that it’s unfair to put a risk on small children in order to make more money. Parents need to be more careful to prevent their

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from being affected by bad habits, to keep them safe.