Causes Of Childhood Obesity

 Childhood obesity these days is a huge problem. Childhood obesity is when children are overweight but not just by a little, by a lot. It can cause life-threatening diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Sadly, childhood obesity is pretty common these days so doing anything to stop it is a plus. One cause to childhood obesity is junk food. Junk food is really addicting, meaning that the more you eat it, the more you want to eat it. Junk food can cause excessive and fast weight gain which can turn into fat eventually. One way to fix eating too much junk food is to make a chart to keep track of how much you it. You can also try and have a balanced diet to balance all the food you eat out. Another cause to childhood obesity is when kids are on electronics for too long. Just like junk food, the more you are on them, the more you want to be on them. It obviously is also bad for your eyes which can lead to eyesight problems. When you are on electronics for too long, fat can build up since you are not moving much. One way to help limit electronic usage is to set a time limit whenever you are online. Another way to solve this problem is to have your parents set consequences for when you are online too long. Finally, try your best to stop yourself from going overboard with electronics. Limiting childhood obesity is not going to be an easy task, but doing anything to help prevent more kids from becoming overweight is going to help in the end.