Psychological Causes Of Childhood Obesity

Not many people understand the specific reasons for childhood obesity. Children whose body mass index is above the 85th percentile are considered obese. Three links to childhood obesity that people need to understand are household income, laziness, and psychological factors
The first reason that greatly affects a child’s health is the lack of income in the household. Parents, who generally are listed in the poverty level, have a greater chance of having obese children. This is because fast food is cheaper than home - cooked meals. Unfortunately, it is unhealthy leading to future health problems such as obesity and heart disease.
Another reason for childhood obesity is the fact that they are lazy. There are three causes as to why children tend to become lazy. One is that they spend too much time on their electronic devices; two is that they watch excessively much television and third is that children just do not do enough physical exercise.
Another reason for childhood obesity is due to psychological factors.
Some of these psychological factors consisting of girl’s obesity are dietary restraint, compensatory behaviors, depressive symptoms, and perceived parental obesity. (“Childhood Obesity Epidemic” 18) Another factor may be depression leading to overeating. (“Childhood Obesity Epidemic” 18)
In Conclusion, childhood obesity can be due to lots of reasons but after researching this topic. I have now learned more about childhood obesity than just overeating. After listening to what I have to say about the topic, I hope people can take, a few minutes to realize what can extremely
happen.