Childhood obesity has become a serious problem in recent years. What are the primary causes of this? What measures should be taken to reduce childhood obesity?

Nowadays, more

children

are overweight than ever before. In my view, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity have given rise to

this

obesity

pandemic among minors, still, the government and

parents

can take proper measures to mitigate it. There are two main factors contributing to childhood

obesity

. An obvious reason is that the current younger generation has poor access to healthy meals. As fast

food

items appeal to

parents

due to

their affordability and availability,

children

are usually given

such

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convenience foods which contain a lot of greasy ingredients. Were it not for junk

food

products,

children

would be maintaining a healthy diet, and the

obesity

rate could possibly fall. Another deep-rooted cause of

this

issue is a sedentary lifestyle. Not only do the youth lack discipline for regular exercise, but they

also

rely on transport for commuting as opposed to walking on foot. Considering these great contributors to excessive weight gain, it is hardly surprising to see obese

children

.

Nevertheless

, there are feasible ways in which

this

issue can be dealt with.

First,

politicians have the potential to impose a ban on the sale of fast

food

products and promote the proliferation of healthy foods. Bermuda,

for instance

, has banned fast

food

sales in the country and, thereby, prevented people,

in particular

young

children

, from gaining extra weight.

However

, given

this

is unlikely to happen in many countries,

parents

should take

on

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responsibility for their

children

’s health. More specifically, they ought to encourage their offspring to eat healthy foods and do daily exercise from an early age to stay fit and healthy. The sooner we take action, the fewer

children

will experience

this

health problem. In conclusion, I believe that poor diets and a lack of physical activity have created an obesogenic environment, but governing bodies and

parents

can generate viable solutions to halve childhood

obesity

.