Overweight Children

I was at the park watching my two-year-old play on the play equipment. As I was watching him I was also watching some of the other children play. As I was observing I noticed all the children who were playing had fat surrounding their stomach and waste area. I couldn't believe what I saw. The children varied between the ages of six to eleven. I thought these children are way too young to be overweight. It was evident that the children were not eating healthy. Those children represent the children of our society. Ever since that day I have noticed many children who are overweight. There are many reasons that children are overweight.

We live in a junk food society. At practically every corner on the street you can find a fast food that serves greasy fatting foods. For example, popular foods often served are hamburgers, tacos, French fries, hotdogs and pizza. Some fast food places such as McDonald's has some healthy food items such as salads but the main portion of the menu is still considered unhealthy. Unhealthy foods taste wonderful. People have acquired a taste for unhealthy foods. So even if salads are offered at a place such as McDonald's people still tend to select the unhealthy foods such as a burger with fries. The convenient locations of fast foods makes it easy for families who are busy to just drive on through and pick up a quick meal. Unfortunately every time a child takes a bite of a greasy burger they are also adding possible fat to their body.