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Childhood obesity is increasing at rapid rates in developed countries. What are some of the causes of this problem? What are some ways in which childhood obesity rates can be reduced?

#childhood #obesity #rates #countries
Nowadays, in occidental
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counties
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countries
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 obesity has had an incredible rise for the
last
 years. Actually,
this
 health problem is
seeing
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 in the youngest, a fact that should concern
to
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our government and take action about it. In
this
 essay, I am going to discuss some of the causes and possible solutions that
this
 issue may
has
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. In my humble opinion, I think that the main cause is the new habits of the teenagers. They spend more time on a chair, doing class,
homework
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as well
as
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and
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 playing games on the computer or watching television
instead
 of doing sports or playing outside.
Furthermore
, most of the sports activities have to be
payed
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,
as a result
, a lot of families cannot
afford
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 take their children to play football or
do
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volleyball.
Moreover
, the increase
of
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 food taxes has had an incredible impact
in
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on
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the
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obesity rates, because it is cheaper to buy a pack of biscuits than bananas, which
is
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are
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 nuts. Possible solutions to
this
 problem may be promoting free physical activities in communities that
provides
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 families with
less
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 resources the opportunity to give their teenagers some outside entertainment.
Additionally
,
government
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 should
get
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 down the prices of green stores.
Finally
, children should have a
limit
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 time of technology and be encouraged to go play in the park. In conclusion, obesity is a dilemma that just
develop
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developed
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 countries
has
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have
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. We should start to
arise
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raise
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 the overfeeding that occidental inhabitants have, and think
solutions
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of solutions
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 to face
this
 issue, beginning with our youngest, because they are the future of our communities.
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