Childhood Obesity In The Twenty First Century
Vita Kash
ENG 1510, Friday
Essay 3, Draft 1
November 11 2013
Childhood Obesity One of the most global health problems that people face in the twenty first century is obesity in children and teens. Obesity is a worldwide disease that affects all aspects of people’s life. Yes, it is a disease because obesity leads to many health problems. The World Health Organization states: “In the last decade the estimated number of adults with excess weight has increased dramatically from 200 million to 300 million affected individuals” (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). It is very dramatic because almost half of these numbers of obese people are children. What provokes the increase in child’s obesity? First, it is better to define …show more content…
Children easily get addicted to food that has a high concentration of sugar and salt. As a result, a child wants more and more fast food and does not understand that junk food is unhealthy. Parents are responsible to look after children, and should prevent them from eating the fast food. However, it is very hard to keep a child away from eating junk food because the fast food restaurants are everywhere. Fast food is cheap and fast, so children have enough pocket money to afford it. McDonald’s is supersizing meals for just a little more in price. Bigger size-more fat! More fat-more weight! Also, fast food commercials on TV make food attractive for children. For example, at McDonald’s, meals are served with toys for children. As a result, children go to the fast food restaurants for toys and hamburgers. On Lawyers for overweight kids file class-action suit against McDonald’s, lawyer Samuel Hirsch argued “that the high fat, sugar and cholesterol content of McDonalds food is a ‘very insipid, toxic kind of thing’ when ingested regularly by young kids” (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week). A child who eats high fat foods has slow calories burn that cause health problems. Excessive lipids in the blood stream can elevate the cholesterol level. Sodium increases high blood pressure and slows regulation of the amount of water in the body. Excessive sugar can cause diabetes, heart dysfunction, and insomnia. Indeed, obesity evokes health problems because of great fat intake to the body that fast food restaurants provide to people. Excessive junk food nourishment especially hurt children because they are not aware of danger such food can cause. People are guilty for children obesity because they allow fast food restaurants progress in business by frequent
ENG 1510, Friday
Essay 3, Draft 1
November 11 2013
Childhood Obesity One of the most global health problems that people face in the twenty first century is obesity in children and teens. Obesity is a worldwide disease that affects all aspects of people’s life. Yes, it is a disease because obesity leads to many health problems. The World Health Organization states: “In the last decade the estimated number of adults with excess weight has increased dramatically from 200 million to 300 million affected individuals” (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). It is very dramatic because almost half of these numbers of obese people are children. What provokes the increase in child’s obesity? First, it is better to define …show more content…
Children easily get addicted to food that has a high concentration of sugar and salt. As a result, a child wants more and more fast food and does not understand that junk food is unhealthy. Parents are responsible to look after children, and should prevent them from eating the fast food. However, it is very hard to keep a child away from eating junk food because the fast food restaurants are everywhere. Fast food is cheap and fast, so children have enough pocket money to afford it. McDonald’s is supersizing meals for just a little more in price. Bigger size-more fat! More fat-more weight! Also, fast food commercials on TV make food attractive for children. For example, at McDonald’s, meals are served with toys for children. As a result, children go to the fast food restaurants for toys and hamburgers. On Lawyers for overweight kids file class-action suit against McDonald’s, lawyer Samuel Hirsch argued “that the high fat, sugar and cholesterol content of McDonalds food is a ‘very insipid, toxic kind of thing’ when ingested regularly by young kids” (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week). A child who eats high fat foods has slow calories burn that cause health problems. Excessive lipids in the blood stream can elevate the cholesterol level. Sodium increases high blood pressure and slows regulation of the amount of water in the body. Excessive sugar can cause diabetes, heart dysfunction, and insomnia. Indeed, obesity evokes health problems because of great fat intake to the body that fast food restaurants provide to people. Excessive junk food nourishment especially hurt children because they are not aware of danger such food can cause. People are guilty for children obesity because they allow fast food restaurants progress in business by frequent