Causes of Childhood Obesity

Obesity is when your body collects excessive fat in the body. Obesity can caught any of the person of any of the age but a childhood obesity is what when weight of the child is about 120 percent more as compare to its height. It is nature that every child put on weight as when he/she grows but if he/she getting extra count of pounds more than he/she needed thus is matter to think as he is caused by childhood obesity.

Earlier if a child is fat then it was considered to be healthy but now this statement is completely changed as this is just because of undernourishment and wrong and unhealthy lifestyle.

In UK the problem is becoming more and more complicated and on the other hand about 11% of the children in the world are becoming obese or overweight. The rate is higher in USA too. The number of obese children is increasing rapidly in Canada too. In the particular area 1 out of every 4 children are going to be obese. According to a survey of 2001, about 25% of white children and about 33% of African American and Hispanic children are going to be overweight.

Obesity can further lead to some physical and emotional problems. Obesity is not just a single problem it is a bunch of problems as many problems such as diabetes, sleeping disorder, high blood pressure, cancer are the diseases which came with obesity. A survey which was done in 2008 said that the children who are affected with obesity can be easily affected with carotid arthritis. There are many things whch can give way to childhood obesity and some of the important one are mentioned below:

Causes of Obesity

There are a lot of reasons which are responsible for the obesity. Children who used to spend their time in sitting ideal can be easily affected by the obesity. If the child is doing very less physical activities such as exercising, outdoor games, walking, running or cycling are more prone to overweight and obesity.

The reason of the problem is change in lifestyle as children now like to sit in front of their PC’s and surfing net or like to play video games. In the past time, children used to play volleyball, cricket or football. So that the are less prone to health risks and obesity.

Also, now maximum ladies are working women and thus they have lesser time to cook meal and the result is children depends over the junk foods in place of home made nutritious and fresh foods. Junk foods have less nutritious value and are high in calories and thus, makes them obese. Children also likes soft drinks very much which plays very important role in inviting obesity.

There are some other reasons that why children are becoming obese and the most usual is genetic factor. A survey says that about 6%-75% children whose parents are obese are more prone to obesity. Some social factors, any kind of illness are the risk factors of the obesity in children.