The Eagle Times

One of today’s biggest problems is childhood obesity, an eating disorder that can be the result of a combination of factors. Some of these factors include greasy fast foods, school foods, depression, and many more. For example, many children today will complain about the foods served by their school cafeteria; this means they probably did not eat the food, which will cause hunger problems. Then, the child may end up overeating fast foods after school as a result, which is a common issue.

One of the most common ways to end this hunger include McDonald’s, which according to a survey is convincing enough to make children eat anything with their logo on it. According to a study, 12 children were given four different food products, two of which were products of McDonald’s, and the other two were not. In the test, one of the McDonald’s foods was left in its package; the other was removed and replaced with a non-McDonald’s food product. The results reported that the children liked both foods in the McDonald’s package, but disliked the others. Therefore, even when not hungry, children are most likely to seek meals from fast food stops, which greatens the chances of childhood obesity.

Most children also enjoy eating sweets with many sugars, which could increase the chances of diabetes developing over time. These risk get yet another increase due to the fact that most kids are not physically active, which does not allow for this fat to be burned off, and the more they gain, the less likely they are to become active. Other things such as anger, sadness, and boredom may lead children towards overeating. Unfortunately, today’s rapidly growing video game sales are targeting children, which is yet another risk toward children becoming overweight.

There are some cases where this trait may be entirely brought about by generic traits alone, and if both parents possess the trait and the chances are doubled. There are ways to stop childhood obesity from occurring, which include healthy eating, which is always a good thing to do, and restraining yourself from eating out, especially if the food is grease-heated. Another good idea is exercise.

Doing these things, and avoiding any of the bad habits mentioned above, should not only improve your health, but also give you a body that will most likely be accepted by the standards in today’s American Society.

By Robbie Gomez and Brooklyn Landry