What would someone change, if he/she could voice an option on today's childhood obesity problem? In today’s society, childhood obesity has increased over the years across the United States. Many decisions about dealing with academic pressure, family dynamics, food choice consumption, and regular exercise impact a child’s life. Many factors can cause childhood obesity such as emotional struggles, unhealthy diets, and non-active lifestyles.
As a result of emotional struggles, children may turn to food in order to obtain comfort, which can result in weight gain leading to obesity. If one becomes stressed due to academic pressure or family problems, then one may turn to emotional eating to suppress the urge of possible failure. One could cope with emotional stress by staying organized in school and asking for academic help when needed. Family conflicts may occur due to financial stress. An imbalance in family dynamics causes many emotional struggles, leading to poor eating habits …show more content…
Americans are on the fast track of life with the “go, go, go” mentality. Thus, allowing their children to consume sugary beverages and high caloric foods such as fast food can lead to stroke, diabetes, high blood sugar, and hypertension. Parents need to teach their children how to choose healthy meal and snack options such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and proteins. For instance, when a child gets home from school and the parent has worked all day, it is much easier for the adult to serve their child processed food rather than cooking a healthy homemade meal. Instead of sitting down at the table for dinner, parents give provide children with the option of to-go food. Due to the unhealthy diet and poor quality food selection, children are consuming more than the daily recommended calorie amount which is causing children to gain weight and become