Q Childhood obesity has been a topic of concern for many years. What are three possible causes of it? What are two replacement behaviors that we can teach children to do instead of eating unhealthy snacks?
Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious medical problem that affects the majority of children and adolescents. For many years, this has been a source of concern. Obesity in children develops when a child's weight exceeds the normal or healthy range for his or her age and height. The following are three possible causes: First genetic factors are one of the biggest factors examined as a cause of obesity. However, genetic susceptibility needs to be coupled with contributing environmental and behavioural factors in order to affects the weight (Sahoo et al., 2015).