The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend.

There have been various changes in societal structure in past decade. Specially in children, obesity seemed to have increased almost by 20% in western society. The preliminary reason responsible for this, is the choice of food, followed by the lifestyle. There has been a complete change in the diet patterns, where healthy and nutritious food is less likely to be consumed by everyone. When it comes to children, they follow the same trend, ending with unhealthy junk food, as it is readily available or easy to cook. Apart from nourishment, many children prefer to spend more time on mobile phones and televisions, thus, have very limited exposures to field games. This way, they lose the opportunity for burning fat and end up gaining more weight. Although heredity is also responsible for higher body weight, it seems to have very limited impact on the percentage of population. On the other side, these habits may have a serious impact in future generation. As obese children grew into adults, they lend to be lethargic and uninterested towards physical work. This further increase obesity which is the root cause of various other diseases including diabetes and heart stoke. Higher weight also impacts an individual’s personality and confidence. It is observed that, fat people often feel nervous during public appearances and avoid being leaders. As, it is said,