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

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recent years, there

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an increased incidence of

obesity

,especially among the pediatric age group in the

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and it has been estimated that

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percentage of overweight children has

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increased by 20% in the

last

decade. It is quite alarming and the reason and

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effects

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effets

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effects

of

this

disturbing trend

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discussed below The foremost cause of

obesity

is unhealthy eating habits.The rise of fast food joints ,easy and excessive

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availability

of processed and

sugar filled

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foods

such

as chips , candy ,cookie, ice creams etc and a very busy and competitive lifestyle has taken a toll on our diet. The next culprit is inactivity which is evidently

noticiable

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noticeable

among youngsters ,they prefer sitting down and

palying

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playing

video games , reading books ,

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digital appliances over

runing

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running

outside , chasing butterflies ,flying kites ,

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and palying

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palying

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playing

enthusiastically with their peers.

Furthermore

,Parents are the major reason for the

ill being

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of their own children.Very often ,big

kids

have parents who are overweight themselves and they lack

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self

control and the ability to take care of their young

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.They have food issues themselves and have a hard time saying "no "to

kids

.

Lastly

,

kids

might be suffering from disorders

such

as hypothyroidism and

such

diseases seem to have an impact on their

weigth

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weight

and affect the

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well being of the youth in a negative manner.

Obesity

comes with a variety of sufferings, both physically and mentally.First of all,

such

kids

are robbed of a joyful,memorable and rich childhood which makes them

incapabale

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incapable

,lazy and unmotivated

grown -ups

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.It

also

leads to

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diseases

such

as diabetes mellitus , heart troubles , hypertension etc which bring down the quality of life drastically and even

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to

an

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unepected

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unexpected

early deaths.

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not forget that overweight children become obese adults and they pass their habits and traits down to the upcoming generation making it a

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vicious

cycle which is pretty hard to overcome

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or break

. In conclusion, there has been an increased incidence of

obesity

among young adults which is mainly

due to

the recent

life style

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modification

coupled with

bad parenting and it causes plenty of

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and

body related

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issues which

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living miserable and unworthy.

Hence

, necessary steps should be taken to ensure a

healty

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healthy

life for the upcoming

genetations

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generations

generation

.