The percentage of overweight children in western societies has increased by almost 20 percent in last ten years. discuss the possible causes and effects of this disturbing trend and offer a solution

Overweight

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Being overweight

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is

one

of the major health problems that we have

in

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at

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the present time. The most unfortunate issue with

this

is that the number of obese

children

has increased by almost 20

percent

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per cent

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in

last

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the last

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ten years.

This

is a huge burden of disease for

children

, their families, and the governments as

overweight

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being overweight

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is

one

of the main

risk

factors

of

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chronic diseases

such

as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, and heart diseases in the future.

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essay will discuss

possible

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causes and effects of

this

major health issue and will provide a solution

at the end

.

Lifestyle

factors can be identified as

one

of the main causes of obesity. Compared to the past decade,

children

have become more addicted to sedentary leisure

activities

such

as video gaming, watching television, and using mobile phones rather than engaging in sports

activities

and outdoor

activities

. Engaging in outdoor

activities

will improve blood circulation and reduce health

risk

factors

while

sedentary

activities

would cause accumulation of fat, poor blood circulation, and poor oxygen circulation which in

return

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could increase the

risk

of obesity. Apart from

sedentary

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a sedentary

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lifestyle

,

poor

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a poor

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diet can be highlighted as another

risk

factor for

overweight

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being overweight

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.

Due to

the busy

lifestyle

of

parents

,

children

tend to eat more takeaway

food

compared to the

last

ten years. Fast

food

such

as burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, and fried chicken have become popular

food

of

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children

.

These

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highly processed

food

contains high

suger

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sugar

, salt, and carbohydrate, and

low

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are low

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on other necessary nutrients a child needs. These unhealthy

food

contribute to high cholesterol,

high

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and high

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sugar levels in

body

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the body

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which

body

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the body

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transforms into fat and deposits in the body. Because of these unhealthy

lifestyle

choices,

children

are prone to chronic disease at a young age, and

this

could prevent them from enjoying their lives later on.

One

of the solutions that can be presented for

this

problem is education.

Parents

and

as well as

children

should be educated on the

advers

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adverse

effects of

sedentary

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a sedentary

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lifestyle

and unhealthy eating.

Children

can be educated through schools about the importance of having a balanced diet

everyday

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and the benefits they will get by consuming

required

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nutrients.

Furthermore

, they will need to be educated on

disadvantages

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the disadvantages

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of eating fast

food

on a daily basis. Creative interventions can be used by

parents

to train their

children

to enjoy healthy foods

such

as

vegetable

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vegetables

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and fruits. There are many available services that can be used by

parents

to meet

this

goal. They can get the help of a dietician,

a

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or a

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peadiatric

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paediatric

pediatric

counsellor to assist them with finding the best way to

incoporate

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incorporate

healthy foods

to

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their little

one

's

meal

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meals

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. The second solution would be encouraging

children

into

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engaining

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engaging

in more outdoor

activities

. For

this

,

children

can be educated on

importance

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the importance

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of physical

activities

and how much fun and enjoyment they can get from

this

. Fun games

such

as hide and seek,

tag

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and tag

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, and sports

such

as badminton, cricket,

basketball

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and basketball

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can be introduced to

children

. It is important to show them how much fun they can get by doing

this

intead

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instead

of sitting on a chair playing video games.

Also

,

this

would be a great way to make new friends as well.

Additionally

,

parents

can involve in encouraging their

children

to engage in physical

activities

by taking them to a playground or a

children

's park. They can

also

play with their kids to show how enjoyable it is.

To sum up

my essay, obesity is a preventable disease that can be managed through effective

lifestyle

interventions. The importance of everyone's participation in managing childhood overweight is beyond measure.