Question

The increase in obesity in the United States is of great concern to Americans in general and parents in particular. List and explain some of the major causes, both genetic and environmental, of obesity in the United States. Pretend your friend asks you for advice on how to help her 6-year-old son avoid obesity. What would you tell her to do to help her son maintain a normal healthy weight throughout his childhood?

Answer 1

Hello !

Obesity is not something to be chill about most Americans are obese and also what you need to know is that it can lead to many other problems like heart problems , respiratory problems, lethargy, mood swings, anxiety, depression, stress etc.

The world today is running on a high speed we expect everything to be fast and ready hence when everything is readily available the movements of the body is less making less activities for the body and more room for fat and in between this how can we forget our fast food and the greasy food that excites our taste buds and attracts our eyes ?.

Among all this what we need to know is that most children these days are over weight and are not as active as before down below I'm listing a few causes that can be related to obesity.

*Less physical activity

*Eating disorders

*fast foods

* consuming less vegetarian

*pastries are which contain gluten

*Depression

*Social anxiety

*Not Eating meals at the restricted time

*medications

*Not exercising

* living in a busy city

*Eating on a budget

* Food trucks and cheap food

*Unhealthy family environment

*family disputes

*heredity

*Get to gethers and dining out

* Food trends

*always travelling in a vehicle

*jobs that don't need moving around a lot

*butter ; ghee and oil

*Not consuming enough water

*pollution, inhaling various toxins

*too much meat

*packaged and preserved food .

If I were to advice I would say since it is a young age kids adapt and learn fast hence you can get your child to eat right from now i mean including more greens and veggies , veggies can be consumed in the form of juice in exciting taste and colour so that should probably not bore him and sending him to play outside and do a lot of fun activities and can learn something probably like dancing , martial arts which again involves physical activities .likewise drinking more water and mainly having a good family atmosphere .

Thankyou, hope this helped!