Is Teenage Obesity Killing Our Children?
I saw an article that said American kids suffer from obesity and it is killing many of them. I would not personally go as far as to say this. However, I have personally, as a teacher, seen the kids in the various grade levels; appear to be heavier than in years past. Obesity is bad enough, but teenage obesity is worse. If kids and teenagers start getting overweight, it only goes on to show how bad our lifestyle habits have become and how little concern we have for our health. If we don’t take the right measures to curb it, it would only get worse with time. What I have learned is that teenage obesity leads to young adult obesity. Now why should we be so concerned about obesity? Obesity is a cause of concern because it not only makes a person look fat and ugly but also inflicts him with several killer diseases such as diabetes, sleep apnea, heart problems, kidney troubles, high blood pressure, etc.! Just imagine your teen as a diabetic! Obesity in itself is fatal as well; recent studies
