Poor nutrition may cause child obesity

Poor nutrition may cause child obesity

The essay is about poor nutrition may cause child obesity. The requirements are APA style, minimum of 1 reference dating from 2015 to current.

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Poor Nutrition and Obesity

            Obesity is a nutrition problem resulting from excess consumption foods rich in energy especially sugars and fats and when energy is not burnt through physical activities, the excess fat settles in the body as fat and with time results to obesity. Obesity can affect both children and adults. Some of the poor nutritional practices that are likely to cause obesity in children include consumption of large amounts of fast food or processed foods which are high in fats and sugar, drinking a lot of sugary drinks, family history of obesity, little or no exercise and comfort eating resulting from esteem issues. Obese children are at high risk of contracting type II diabetes, asthma, heart diseases, and sleeping disorders such as sleep apnea caused by extra neck weight leading to blockage of airways (Wadden & Bray, 2018).

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