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

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Being
over weight
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overweight
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 or obese means being above a healthy body weight. Over the
last
decade
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 western society has seen a significant hike in the number of overweight
children
.
This
 is majorly
due to
 reasons
such
 as unhealthy diet, minimal exercise and
food
 adulteration.
To begin
 with, there has an been increase in the number of fast
food
 outlets or restaurants.
This
 is primarily because
kids
 nowadays are addicted to consuming fast
food
 rather than homemade or healthy
food
. As per the report published by World
Food
 Authority,
kids
 consuming fast
food
has
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have
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 increased by 30% in comparison to figures issued
last
 year
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.
...
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Secondly
,
due to
 the busy lifestyles of parents nowadays, barely are they able to dedicate time to take care of
one's
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their
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children
hence
get
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getting
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 them
store bought
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store-bought
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food
 rather than anything fresh . The working population especially
are
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finding it harder day by day to maintain a work-life balance and reserve time for
children
 so as to improve their
food
 habits . Based on an article that was published
last
 month by
Times
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 of India, an increasing sales trend for
subscription based
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subscription-based
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food
 delivery services delivering fast
food
 to schools
were
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 observed in the
last
 ten years. Effects of overweight can affect
the
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children
 in many ways, mentally and physically. As evidently seen across news articles, obese
children
 progress on to face health issues which can be fatal or
life threatening
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life-threatening
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. Based on the Annual Medical Census Report, hospitals have seen a 20
percent
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per cent
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 increase in admissions of
children
 suffering from cardiac and liver issues majorly which was caused
due to
 unhealthy
diet
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diets
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. Obese
children
 have
also
 been identified to have
self confidence
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self-confidence
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 issues
comparitely
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completely
comparatively
due to
 the reason that they stand out because of their weight. It lowers their
self esteem
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self-esteem
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 and morale and often leads to depression. Based on an investigation conducted by
American
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the American
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Childrens
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Children's
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 Council, 45
percent
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per cent
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kids
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of kids
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 who suffered from depression were identified to be obese. To
recaptitulate
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recapitulate
, the trend of obesity among
children
 that has been observed in the past ten years is highly alarming. Starting from an early age
kids
 and parents should be made aware of the causes and effects of having an unhealthy diet . Once these factors are addressed ,anyone and everyone can lead a healthy life and have a better future.
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task achievement
You have presented a good discussion of the causes and effects of childhood obesity in Western society. However, the argumentation could be more balanced. Consider dedicating equal space to both causes and effects to improve the coherence.
coherence cohesion
Ensure that you avoid minor grammatical errors and awkward phrasing. For instance, 'There has an been increase' should be corrected to 'There has been an increase'.
task achievement
Provide more specific and varied examples to support your arguments. This helps in making your essay more convincing and robust.
coherence cohesion
Consider using more varied transitions, such as 'Furthermore,' 'Moreover,' and 'In addition,' to enhance the flow between your paragraphs.
coherence cohesion
The introduction is clear and sets up the topic appropriately. There is a good overview of what will be discussed.
task achievement
You used relevant and specific examples to illustrate your points, which strengthens your arguments.

Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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