Campaigns such as Change for Life, brought into action by the department of health, highlights the obesity and poor diet of children of today. "The Hospital" aired on channel four this week demonstrates how young children and teenagers are wanting gastric band's fitted as an easy way out.
Are the parents to blame though for their child/ren being obese?? In a way, I think yes. A small baby cannot decide what they eat, their parent can. As they get older, obviously they have choice about what they put in their mouth but their parents still have the prime deicision about what food to give their child. A child in my year, yes, he was huge, had to have padlocks on his kitchen cupboards and fridge in order for him to stop getting food out! He would even attempt to eat the dog food in order to cure his food addiction. This is not good!
More research and parenting skills should be put in force in order for young children to control their junk food habits.
More education and fitness lessons during compulsory school shuld cure the rise of obese children!
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