Childhood Obesity The Overbearing Truth - 1664 Words

Jayden Sadettan Schlesinger English 131 November 22nd 2015 Childhood Obesity; the Overbearing Truth. â€Å"Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating† – Bob Filner Imagine growing up in a household where one can eat anything. Whether an unlimited amount of sweets or entrees. This is happening now. Parents are unaware of their children eating and physical habits. Leading to the whopping amount of $190 billion in medical bills. This is all because of obesity related problems in The United States (Phit). One out of three children are considered overweight or obese between the ages of 2-19 (Gavin). Childhood obesity is ruthless. It leads to an†¦show more content†¦Parents need to be ambitious for their kids. Parents need to be consumed in helping their kids in order for them to live a healthy lifestyle. By realizing they are the ones distributing the nutrients to their children. They will have a self-realization that the kids aren’t the ones making the bad decisions. Parents will then realize that they are the ones who are in charge of their child’s urgency for a healthier lifestyle. They will realize the media influences an d the increased of childhood obesity over the past 25 years. All across the world, society is infused with media. Everything is about it. Movies, news celebrities, and the worst one. Advertisements. These ads cause the human to long for the need to obtain a certain product. The greatest victim is the children. Watching television everyday can make the children ache for the need to own the new toy or something, junk food. Junk food is advertised as good food or â€Å"hip† food. Kids become persuaded with the images and videos into thinking that they must want it, thus asking their parents. A study done by Dr. Strasburger figured out that screen time that advertises junk food and fast food increases children s requests for those particular foods and products. Such as; snacking increases while watching TV or movies, and late-night screen time interferes with getting adequate amounts of sleep, which is a known risk factor for obesity (Strasburger). This includes the studies that were conducted by the nations