Nowadays, the world is experimenting an increase in the number of children who are suffering from obesity and it may cause serious problems when they get old. This problems are related to not only their health but also money they spend for their health. There are some of the main root causes of the problem and solutions that may help to address this it.
One of the main reasons for an increase of overweight children is unhealthy diet. Today, children have easy access to fast food and snacks with high sugar, which are cheaper and highly promoted compared to healthy food. In addition, even parents prefer to get this type of foods because of their busy schedule or cost of it. Another reason is lack of physical activity. Children are prefering playing online video games or watching movies rather than outdoor games and this is understandable in the century of technology. They are spending their free time looking at the screen instead of engaging in outdoor play.
To address this issue, several steps can be taken. Firstly, we can inform children or their parents about the disadvatages of the fast food and the benefits of the healty food in school or communities. Also, government should limit the marketing of the junk food or encourage to companies to target the right audience. This might raise the awareness about what they eat and improve nutritional education. Another solution could be encouraging children to do more sport or outdoor activity at least. For example government can establish sport marathons or competitions with high value rewards and this my encrourage children to work on themselves.
In conclusion, children obesity is very serious and complex problem. But, it can be tackled by raising awareness, education and with help of the government.