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Obesity is emerging as a major health concern. More than adults, obesity among children has sent the alarm bells ringing. Children need to be healthy in order to become healthy adults.
As per reliable surveys, one third of the world population suffers from obesity and reportedly about 1 in 5 children and more than 1 in 3 adults struggle with it.
The main reason for people becoming obese is the people consuming too much of junk food. During the past few years people have been relying on restaurant food rather than the home cooked food.
Experts have been calling for curbs on highly processed junk food to address obesity which is a chronic disorder that involves excessive amounts of body fat which isn’t just a cosmetic concern but also involves health problems such as heart diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, severe arthritis and even certain cancers.
The need of the hour is to create awareness about the ill- effects of consuming junk food. It contains high calories and unhealthy fats which lead to high sugar levels and other problems that ultimately make a person obese.
The junk food affects various microbial species in the stomach that help the body cells to battle against obesity, diabetes, provocative gut conditions, coronary illness, and so on.
Childhood obesity is a risk factor of developing heart diseases and diabetes in later life. A survey has revealed that the pooled data after 2010 estimated a combined prevalence of 19.3% of childhood overweight and obesity, a significant increase from the earlier prevalence of 16.3% reported in 2001-2005. Other reason for children becoming obese is they remaining glued to electronic gadgets rather than going out and playing. The decrease in playing hours and outdoor activities has made children lazy. They don’t like to go out and play as they have become addicted to online games. The decrease of physical activity among children is turning them lethargic and cranky.
Parents have to play an important role in the development of a child’s health. They have to ensure that children eat a balanced diet and don’t become addicted to junk food that can ruin their lives. We need healthy young children and parents have to ensure that they inculcate good eating habits among them. |
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