due to a more sedentary lifestyles, children in developed nations have higher levels of obesity compared to previous generations. what problems does this cause and what are the possible consequences?

In industrialised countries, boys and girls are less active, and,

therefore

, they are more obese now when compared to other generations.

This

can bring baneful consequences because it can make them ill

adults

and it can increase the government expenses in the healthcare area. To mitigate these problems, physical activity should become mandatory at

school

, and healthier food choices should be provided in these institutions. High levels of obesity in

children

are rising concerns in society because that can make them grow up as ill

adults

.

This

is because being overweight is responsible for type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which

instead

to appear when people are elderly,

tends

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to appear when they are young

adults

. Another issue is the increased expenses that government needs to allocate its budget to face

this

situation. It has been observed that people under these conditions are required to take several medications and are more likely to be hospitalised.

For instance

, in the United States of America, the hospitalisation rate under the 50s

due to

heart conditions is higher than in Portugal, which is related to the higher levels of obesity that the former have compared to the latter. In order to solve these issues physical exercise should be made compulsory at

school

.

This

is necessary because many

children

do not have time or do not have the facilities to play sports after

school

. Another solution to mitigate these problems is to guarantee that

school

provides healthy meals to their pupils. It is often observed that many

children

only have one main meal per day, which happens to be at

school

,

therefore

, if they were able to eat fruit and vegetables during

this

meal, they would grow up healthier

adults

.

For example

, since the 5-a-day (fruit and veg) rule took place in the United Kingdom, the juvenile obesity rate dropped. In conclusion, the recently adopted sedentary lifestyle can be harmful to

children

because they are more likely to grow up being unhealthy

adults

which can put a strain on the healthcare system,

however

,

this

can be reduced by having exercise classes at

school

and by offering healthy meals at

school

.