Not necessarily. People are blaming fast food restaurants, but in reality, it's THEM that are doing it to themselves. McDonald's every now and then will not make you obese, but day after day of it will. It's up to the person (and their family) to choose to eat something healthier at home.
If children eat poorly chosen, self-indulgent school lunches, then those lunches will contribute an excessive amount of calories to their diet and thereby contribute to childhood obesity. More appropriate school lunches would avoid that problem.
Not unless they get so much that they don't have any time to exercise.
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You can find statistics about childhood obesity online from the CDC website. Childhood obesity is currently found in over 17% of the adolescent population, which is significantly higher than a generation ago.
Some have postulated that the lack of recess and physical education in many schools has contributed to the rise in childhood obesity. While a reduction in physical activity would likely contribute to obesity, the exact magnitude of the effect of recess reduction is not known.
Both a lack of exercise and poor eating habits contribute almost equally to childhood obesity. The easiest to fix though is the eating habits but most parents have a problem with getting their kids moving.
No. Restaurants are there to sell food. They are businesses. The people responsible for childhood obesity are the parents and the children.
Childhood obesity is on the rise in the United states.
Obesity in children is caused by a number of factors. Fast food alone isn't the only cause. Lack of exercise, overall bad diets, and poor portion control all contribute to obesity.
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