Entry #8. Obesity in Children.

Obesity in children has become more common in the United States and there are no changes being made as numbers continue to increase. There are various factors that contributes to weight gain in children. As parents, siblings, relatives, or friends we need to step in to protect children's health by helping them make the right choices. Each child's health determines his or her future and it is important that he or she lives a long beneficial life.

As most of us may know the many consequences of becoming obese, but what do we have to do to make sure children are avoiding these health problems? This is an obvious one, but we need to alter children's eating lifestyle by limiting their calorie intake. We need to implement more nutritious foods into their diet such as fruits and vegetables. Parents can choose what their children can eat by restricting what foods they purchase, choosing where to eat, and deciding what meals to serve at home. Cooking a wholesome meal is a better alternative to buying fast foods. For instance, instead of ordering a McDonald's Egg McMuffin that contains a bunch of genetically modified ingredients, an omelet can be made by adding bell peppers, cheese, and onions. It sounds way tastier than eating a breakfast sandwich that lacks nutrients. Being able to prepare a nutritional meal for children promotes a healthy lifestyle and attitude.

Another main contributor of child of obesity is the lack of physical activities. We can all agree that technologies and video games are the main reasons as to why children never want to step a foot outside. It is important to encourage kids to spend more time outside to maintain weight and calories. Children should be doing physical activies such as going to the park, going for a walk, playing sports, etc. Kids need to start getting into the habit of doing more outdoor activies as it will be beneficial to their bodies and health. Parents should limit the use of computers, games, phones, etc. Once kids start to spend less time indoors they will have very little chances of having health problems. 

As there are many ways to prevent child obesity, we should take them into better consideration. Preventing obesity in children is not only important for their bodies, but for their health.