Lowering the Cases of Obesity in Children

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This paper provides a definition of obesity and some statistics about the rising problem of obesity among schoolchildren. The writer discusses the reasons for the growing obesity rate and four ways in which parents and schools can help to address this problem. The writer stresses the importance of well balanced and healthy meals both at school and at home, and the necessity of banning vending machines which contain unhealthy foods from schools. Physical exercise is also an integral part of a healthy lifestyle for children. The writer concludes that parents need to learn about maintaining a healthy lifestyle so they can effectively teach their children to do the same.

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"There are many reasons why childhood obesity may be a rising problem in our state. First, parents are not encouraging their children to have healthy diets and exercise. Many families in the United States today are constantly on the go and eat fast food due to their busy schedule instead of having a well balanced meal. Also, kids are not as active as they once use to be due to the new technology we have in this century. Schools are not helping the situation because they also are not teaching children to have healthy diets. They are either not serving well balanced diets in their cafeterias or are serving food that is deemed inedible by children."

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