The Problem Of Childhood Obesity - 1920 Words

There are many problems in the world. Each country has special problems. The one problem that all the world has is childhood obesity . It’s one of the biggest problems in America. Obesity has become more than usual in the US . The definition of obesity is having an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity will raise the number of children’s health and diseases problems such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure unless children do physically activity (â€Å" Diseases and Conditions Obesity† par. 1). Between 1980 and 2012 the number of obese children aged from 6-11 increased from 7% to 18% (â€Å"Childhood Obesity Facts.† par. 2). People must fight this problem . Children become dependent on their parents because parents feel sympathy for†¦show more content†¦So, if schools give children at least one hour of physical exercising they may help them enjoy and refresh their mind from studying all day. The biggest sport that American children like is playing soccer. Children can play soccer everywhere and at any time. Swimming is an enjoyable sport for boys and girls. Swimming can be at the beach or in indoor pools. These activities are good for children who have a weight problem. Soccer and swimming build muscles and make the body full of energy. Soccer is the most sport popular in all the world. It’s good for children to work as a group. Soccer has many physical movements that make the children run behind the ball and use their legs to control the ball. Most children like to play soccer because it’s an easy game and they can spend the time playing while they burn fat. Most children like to swim at the beach or in a swimming pool. Swimming is a great exercise because it’s makes all the muscles move like arms and legs and makes your breath longer. And at the same time children will enjoy swimming in the pool. If schools give their students this one hour they may find skills in some students that the y don’t know about. And this makes schools support the students who have skills and gives them the self-confidence. Also, it makes them work hard to improve their skill because children who are overweight have less confident. Also because