Obesity in kids is a matter of fact that commonly seen, and the number of obese children keeps increasing worldwide.  Obesity in kids is more likely seen if their parents are obese.  Anyway, the main reason is not genetic factors, but the fact that the families tend to share eating and activity habits.  In other words, most children eat too much and put on excess weight due to unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity.

Obesity in kids: Unhealthy diet

Obesity in kids is commonly seen nowadays because high-calorie foods such as fast food and confectionery are heavily promoted to public especially children.  If the adults’ decision are deeply affected by the advertising, what do you think the kids?

A study published by The American Academy of Pediatrics reveals that eating fast food negatively impacts the diets of American children in ways that could increase risk of obesity in kids.  Early exposure to fatty food could reconfigure children’s bodies so that they always choose fatty foods, causing obesity in kids’ issue.

More worrying is bad eating habits established in early life often extend into adulthood.  This means obesity in kids is just the beginning of the story.  Obese children are likely to become obese adults.  A study revealed in the New Scientist found that when young rats are fed in a high-fat diet, they invariably became obese later in life. Continue Reading…