What Do You Think is the Number 1 Cause for Childhood Obesity in America?

[Loveshiscountry]

Easy answer, in all every case it's the parents lack of guidance.

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Originally Posted by jaxontwinz

What Do You Think is the Number 1 Cause for Childhood Obesity in America?

The number one cause? Without a doubt, it's the constant redefining of the word "obese."

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by jaxontwinz

Childhood obesity, well obesity in general, is rapidly growing and oesn't show signs of stopping. There are several causes of it, but what do you think is the greatest cause, the one that has the most significant force on obesity. Here's my list that I believe are the causes in order:

1. Technology- video games, computers, TV
2. Parents not setting a good example or don't take any action to stopping their child from becoming obese.
3. Junk food. Everywhere you look, kids are getting junk food. Parents don't monitor their kids eating habits and kids don't know how bad it really is for you.
4. Lack of recreation near homes and businesses, there are some areas that have lots of recreation, and there is a lot that don't. This would encourage excercise.
5. Unwalkable suburbs. Most of America lives in suburbs. If suburbs, were walkable then we would all get more excercise. I know that in St. Paul there are many kids walking to houses and to the nearest mini mart and even to their summer jobs. I'm sureo ther dense cities, that are safe, do the same thing. We need to encourage suburbs to do so also.

So anything you like to add to this would be great or tell me what your causes are.

sugar filled foods including cereal and other breakfast items, lack of exercize and prepared foods, be it fast food (junk food) boxed meals, frozen foods whatever. BTW, most suburbs are walkable. The kids just have become accusom to mommy driving them.

Nita