Why are Teenagers these days not adequately fit and healthy?

Answer 1

These are some reasons: * Eating junk food or not eating a healthy diet * Not enough exercise * Eating refined (processed) carbohydrates. * Sitting in front of a computer too long can cause young women to get larger deriers(butts) and a thicker waist. * Being a couch potato * Drinking too much beer or soda too often * Being on SSRI drugs (for depression) * Other medications may have the side effect of weight gain However, every so often it can be a sign of something else wrong in the body such as thyroid problems, etc. It's best to see your doctor for a full physical and be sure there is no other cause for weight gain.

Answer 2

Teen obesity is at it's all time high because of the ingredients put in foods and the false advertisements, (saying foods are "healthy"). Also how good they make the food look when advertising. Business' and food places tend to forget to tell you it's not just the junk food that carries fat. It's all in how much you eat of just about anything.

Answer 3

It is difficult for teenagers to maintain a healthy life style because the girls mainly think that their to fat when their not so they start dieting and become anorexic and have to go to hospital on a drip because they are so seriously ill.

Answer 4

teenager from now a days eat junk foods from there child to teenager they like junk food because in there child times they it junk food,cheaps,crackers etc. non nutritious food.....