In many countries, childhood obesity is a growing problem. What are the reasons for this and what can individuals and governments do to tackle the problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant experience from your own experience. Write at least 250 words.

Nowadays many countries are faced with soaring levels of childhood

obesity

which if left unchecked, will lead to serious health problems in the future population of these countries.

This

problem

can be explained by changes in our

lifestyle

and

diet

and it is important that we

along with

the government try and address

the

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these changes. The

diet

of young

people

has changed dramatically over the years. Processed

foods

are very popular with lots of young

people

and these

foods

are often laden with saturated fats and refined sugars, both of which have been proven to lead to

obesity

.

This

problem

is made worse by the fact that many

children

lead a much more sedentary

lifestyle

than in the past and are

therefore

not burning the calories that they consume in their

diet

. These are the main causes of

obesity

in

children

. There are some things that we as individuals can do to combat

this

problem

. We need to teach young

people

how to lead

a

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healthy life and encourage them to be more active. The main

people

who are responsible for

this

are schools and parents. The latter should

also

make sure that they are aware of what their

children

eat and encourage them to choose healthier

foods

. Governments can

also

help to tackle

this

problem

. They should promote a healthy

lifestyle

for their citizens and

also

make sure that

children

have access to subsidised sporting facilities.

Furthermore

, they could take measures to improve our

diet

. They could introduce regulations about food ingredients and make unhealthy

foods

more expensive for us to buy. Some countries have started to do

this

by introducing a

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‘sugar tax’ on sugary food. In conclusion,

it is clear that

growing

obesity

levels amongst our youth is a burning issue which needs to be addressed or we will face huge health problems in the future.

However

, as we understand the triggers, there are steps we can take to promote a healthy

lifestyle

for

children

.