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Childhood Obesity

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Fast food and unhealthy snacks are widely consumed by a great majority of people. Among the majority are children, which consume it the most. Unhealthy snacks are also consumed by children, especially preschoolers. Many people think that fast food and unhealthy snacks are the reason for childhood obesity. The question here is who/what is the reason for obesity in children?
Some may argue fast food and unhealthy snacks are the cause of obesity in children. Fast food and unhealthy snack are advertised at children. Fast food is directed mostly at children because it’s their preference of food. They will argue because of their high exposure to fast food advertising that they making their food choices based on that. They will try to argue and say …show more content…

Fast food companies and the unhealthy snack companies shouldn’t be blamed either. I think parents are the ones to blame here. Despite the fact that fast food advertising is aimed at children, food habits begin at home. Bad food habits are not only developed at home, schools also lack in healthy snacks for children.
Studies have shown that 50% of children don’t consume fast food. 40% of children who barely consume fast food have gained 30% of the calories they ate. 10% of children who consume high amounts of fast food gained 30% or more calories of what they ate. As for children who eat unhealthy snacks, the parents are at fault for buying the unhealthy snacks. Instead of buying unhealthy snacks for their children, parents can try to pay attention to unbalanced amount of advertising of unhealthy snacks and healthy snacks and try to let their kids have a healthy lifestyle.
To conclude this, fast food and unhealthy snack companies are not at blame for the obesity in children. Parents are at blame because they can promote a healthy lifestyle at home for their kids and not buy unhealthy snacks. Advertising fast food and unhealthy snacks is not the reason for children’s obesity. Childhood obesity is caused by many different reasons and fast food and unhealthy snacks are not to

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