Many children realize that they are overweight ore obese but do not realize the drastic effects that this has on their young bodies and their lives. As a child you should be active and playful but if you are overweight it is harder to participate in sports or physical activities (Nauert).
A problem that occurs is when a child is obese and brings it into your adult life. This causes a major struggle for it means that you will find it more difficult to lose the excess weight (Sanders). You get into bad habits and become lazy and it becomes much harder to lose weight.
Children need to watch what they eat and be physically active so when the grow up they are not in poor shape, overweight or obese (Sanders).
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The Concerns of Childhood Obesity 