| Since the late 1990's, there has been a dramatic | | | | The development of their own identity and body image |
| increase in obesity with teenagers around the world, | | | | is an important goal for any teenager. There are a |
| regardless of age, according to the information | | | | number of causes for obesity, which around a center |
| collected, In America alone, nearly 9 million children | | | | of energy imbalance that adolescents placed in their |
| ages between 6 and 19 are overweight, and that | | | | bodies (calories they get from the food we eat) and |
| number continues to grow according to information | | | | release the energy from their bodies (how good your |
| gathered between 1998 and 2001 (triple the number in | | | | metabolism is, and how much physical activity they |
| 1980). The information also revealed that another 18% | | | | take part in). |
| of children aged between 6 and 19 are at risk of | | | | An often teen when a teen is overweight is because |
| becoming overweight as well. Obesity is defined as | | | | there is a problem with food value of your diet, or it |
| having an excessive accumulation of body fat, which | | | | may be psychological, familial or physiological, in that all |
| will result in the person's body at about 20% heavier | | | | of us discuss a little more. Often children and teens are |
| than their ideal body weight. Therefore, people whose | | | | further at risk of flattering overweight if they have two |
| weight is above what is considered their ideal range | | | | overweight parents. Although in some cases, this may |
| are defined as overweight. Obesity is a common | | | | be due to a strong genetic factor, or it may be |
| eating disorder that is related to adolescents. | | | | because they are models themselves after they see |
| Although adolescents may have fewer weight related | | | | their parents eating. Also physical activity, if any, |
| health issues than adults, adolescents who are | | | | involved, may indirectly affect adolescent. |
| overweight are much more likely to become | | | | On average, many children will spend several hours a |
| overweight as an adult. Adolescents who are | | | | day watching television or a computer. Compare when |
| overweight (in fact, people of all ages who are | | | | that time would have been spent doing some form of |
| overweight) are at risk of a number of different health | | | | physical activity time. There are a lot of teenagers and |
| issues, and these include: Heart disease, diabetes, | | | | children who are now overweight, as they are |
| hypertension, stroke and some forms of cancer. | | | | expending little energy, and often eat high calorie |
| Those adolescents who are obese may find that they | | | | snacks while watching TV or playing on computer. |
| are not only physically incapable, but their well-being is | | | | Today in the world, about 1 / 2 of primary school |
| generally very low as well. Many obese people also | | | | children carry some form of physical education and |
| tend to have a lower life expectancy than those who | | | | less than 1 / 4 to participate in physical activity |
| are the right weight for your body size. In addition, it | | | | programs after school. |
| can also lead to disability and social unhappiness, which | | | | Recently, information has shown that heredity may |
| in turn can cause them stress and, in some cases, can | | | | influence fat in a child and teenager. Been found that |
| make them as mentally ill well. A study was conducted | | | | children born to mothers with overweight were found |
| and what information suggested that the excess | | | | to be less active and often earn more weight for age |
| children are more likely to be involved in bullying than | | | | less than 3 months, compared with those children born |
| children who are normal weight. But they can not just | | | | to mothers who have a normal weight, suggesting a |
| be victims of bullying. | | | | possible inborn drive to conserve energy. |