Wage a War against Widespread Obesity in Teens and Children
September 21, 2011 by admin
Filed under General Health
So the problem is that the kids in America are getting fatter and fatter! Experts believe that the ever increasing cuts in physical activities, video games, television, internet, high calorie, fat and sugary diets all together conspire to make you utterly out of shape!
The consequences of a leisurely life are driving people nuts. If the rate at which people in America are getting fatter and heavier keeps increasing day by day, the time is no far when the existing population will dot more space on earth than the most populated countries in the world squeezed together.
Many of the teenage boys and girls are groping with obesity. More than a 10% of the children aging 2-5 years in America are stifled and being baulked down under the weight of this condition. The studies have revealed that around 23% children and teens merely laze around and do not spend time in physical activities.
But is it really something that only the authorities must lend their ears to? Perhaps it is time to assume our responsibility to let the epidemic of obesity subside. The time spent confined to the four walls of your abode playing video games (or/and) with your eyes glued to the television screen or the monitor must go under scrutiny. Equally importantly, the prevalent and preferred dietary pattern that the children and teens indulge in must be improved.
Inactivity is a major cause of this exploding vista. According to recent reports 45% of the youth aging 12-17 years spend more time in front of the screen and bother little about outdoor physical activities. This inactivity is also spurring up an inclination towards Type 2 diabetes among these kids.
These kids are too reluctant to get off the couch. It is only a something as exciting as a video game that can actually entice them to get off their comfort couch and realize that they really need to bite the outdoor a bit too.
Perhaps it is easier to shift the focus of these hard core techno freaks towards LIVE gaming. This is a perfect way to let them do the role playing and engage in the adventure. It is full of action and involves lot of physical activities, apart from the adventure and excitement while you are still having fun.
These games involve but harmless infra-red rays just like a remote control and are pretty safe outdoor activities too. The risk of getting injured is too much less that outdoor sports and all the bickering that goes along.
So is not is a better way to let your kids indulge in some physical activities and enjoy it too? Try taking a close lookat the diet they feed upon. Obesity can be partially tapped if the dietary habits of the kids are in control.
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