Causes Childhood Obesity

The rise in childhood obesity nowadays has several causes. The main cause of childhood obesity is certainly children eating too much and/or not performing regular exercise or being generally inactive. The extra amount of calories that are not able to burn up through exercises or physical activities will translate into fat, and when this fat becomes excessive and more, one will become obese. This difference commonly results in weight gain and will vary from children to children that were due to few factors such as genes; health issues, physical inactivity as well as psychological issues also contribute to weight gain and may be what the causes of obesity are. Even though the main reason of childhood obesity is underlying disorders, nevertheless, it is also closely related to people lifestyles as well.

The way now the parents prepare food and the no of time per day is totally different as compare with their ancestors did in the old time. During previous ages everything need to be cooked from scratch, but now with the help from modern equipments, the time and effort to prepare food became simple and faster. This is one of the reasons why presently fast food restaurants dominate our diets. By study and researches how the children eat today; they will know what the main cause of childhood obesity is. Small changes in the daily food intake can have large help enabling people to prevent childhood obesity. The best healthy preferences of food include vegetables and fruits instead of sugary snacks. The most popular choices of food include carrot and bananas, celery sticks, apples and even salads that include a large variety of vegetables. By helping the children to understand and choosing the proper and better foods during the childhood time, definitely will ensure that they make the correct choices as they move into adulthood.

Bad temperament is also one of the causes. This group of obese children eats food that is low in nutrition and high in fat. This group of over weight children eats fast food meals, rich desserts and drinks with a lot of sugar. They also commonly overeaten, and the food that they consume has many empty calories or the food that they eat does not provide enough nutrition for a children needs. This same group of obese children eats lots of sweets food which in general have empty calories. Lack of regular work out is a factor that has contributed to this being one of the causes of childhood obesity. Children with excess body weight who spend a lot of time watching TV programs will have a greater risk of obesity than those who go outside playing or sporting. This is typically true when the over weight children are eating fast food while watching television or playing video games.

In the previous years children like to play sports more often, enjoy outside activities as forms of entertainment and walk to school. But presently children are completely opposite from the pass. The sports the children like to do these days include playing computer game, watching television, surfing internet, chatting, and any game they choose while exercising only their mind, head and hands only. When people combine the poor choices in food and the lack of exercising, there is a high chance that childhood obesity will end up lead to disease.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 21/03/2009, 6:59 PM
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