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Are Parents To Blame For Child Obesity ?

Child obesity is a problem in the US. The obesity is caused due to the kind of food that the children consume at home as well as at school. So, does this mean that parents are to be blamed for child obesity? Well, as parents are responsible for what goes into the stomach of children, it can be say that parents are to be blamed for child obesity. And, as long as parents do not change the kind of food they allow their children to eat, child obesity will be a menace in the US society.

Of course, parents blame the ads for showing all kind of junk food. These ads are tempting and their kids complain that if their friends can eat them, why cannot they. While this is a relevant point, it is still the parents who feed their kids junk food and not the ads that are present everywhere. Also, it is the parents who are okay with their kids watching television the whole day and not taking parts in some sports or physical activity.

Considering that an average American child can tuck in quite a large portion of food in one sitting, it is necessary for the child to get some sort of physical activity to burn the calories he or she has consumed. Hence, if the child is just going to sit around and not be active, it is but natural that the child will put on weight. So, if parents do not encourage the child to take part in sports or some kind of physical activity, the parents will ultimately be blamed for the obesity of their child.

Parents are role models for their kids. They need to lead by example. If a parent wants to have a healthy child with the correct BMI, then the parent has to set the example by eating healthy and doing regular exercise. If a parent himself or herself is lazy and loves to gorge on junk food, then their children will be the same. And, this will cause obesity among the parents as well as the children.

The productivity commission based in Australian found that ads and obesity are no connected. Even if junk food ads are banned, there is no impact on child obesity. Hence, if parents claim that ads of junk food are the cause for child obesity, it is wrong. Therefore, it can be said that parents are to be blamed for child obesity as they feed their children unhealthy food. This food is easier to cook and also can be bought from fast food joints and chains. Today's parents are busy and invariably both mother and father work. This does not leave them time to cook nutritious and healthy food. So, the alternative is feeding kids junk food.

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1. KevinMD: Are Parents to Blame for Childhood Obesity?
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/01/parents-blame-childhood-obesity.html

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