Obesity- in children The word “obesity” means a condition characterized by excessive bodily fat and it is seen
in the children these days. It is really sad to see how lazy the children have got in this generation. Their life has become junk food and the television and computer and other accessories like cell phones, music gadgets etc.
The generation is addicted to junk food like pizza buggers etc. they do not have a
balanced diet which contains all the necessary vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Instead of playing outdoor games like basketball, tennis, football etc. or even simple games like hide and seek they are stuck to the television watching their “favorite program” or they are on the computer or their own laptops playing games, chatting, browsing their MySpace profiles or just watching a movie. Nowadays there is everything possible to do on the computer. The generation “Y” is so busy in junk food and cool accessories like PSP’s , Ipod’s etc. and does not realize that this is a huge problem that is going to ruin their life-
obesity.
This disease leads to a lot of problems. It makes them lazy and a lot of television and computer can strain their eyes. All the inappropriate food habits is what makes them extremely obese. We must take precautions in making children aware about the problems of obesity and we must put up campaigns saying “No to junk food””Let’s eat balanced diet”. We can show advertisements on the television which tell children to eat nutritious food. Nowadays there are advertisements which have all sorts new junk food being launched almost every day, like of bubble-gums which have chocolate inside them! No wonder the children get so excited and have to try out these new things. We can start health institutions which instruct the children to eat a balanced diet. There should also be some special classes in schools and colleges for these children. So I hope all of u will help me in making these schemes come alive and will help me in making the future a better place to live in!!