childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is becoming more and more common, whether you are walking down the street or at a restaurants you see more young children being severly overwight. 10% of 2- to 5-year-olds and more than 15% of children between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight The percent of obese children has nearly doubled since the 1970’s. Who are the main contributors to this rising problem? Are children really to blame for their weight, when it reality it’s not them who decides what and when they eat. More and more children are becoming obese at a young age, and suffering many consequences because of it. Children that are obese at such a young age are more likely to see health problems earlier on in life such as; diabetes, heart problems and high cholesterol, and these are problems that are usually not seen until you reach adulthood but children are getting them earlier and earlier because of their obesity. However, just because you are an obese child, does not mean that it will continue into adulthood, it is a common thing but if parents see the problem early on in their child’s life, instead of letting the problem worsen they should take immediate action because it could save their child’s life.