The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

Obesity among children’s of western society has grown by approximately 20% during ten years. This essay will discuss about number of causes and effects of this worrying phenomenon. Western society is on the edge of the technology during last 10 years. Therefore, you can find easily the latest version of smart gadgets on those countries. So, most of the children want to try these new gadgets and they spend much time for playing in virtual spaces with smart phones, tablets and computers instead of group games in the outside. As a result, they do not have physical activity and stay stagnant just in their home. Secondly, eating fast food and energetic sodas are very popular among western’s society. The investigation of National Health Organization (NGO) in at least 6 states in United States, depicts that 80% of youth consume fast foods such as burgers, pizza and sodas 5 days in a week which is a disturbing trend. On the one hand, Lack of physical activity can have detrimental effects on their children’s minds and bodies. Overweighting is one of the negative effects which can cause cardiovascular problems such as heart attack. In a similar state, eating junks food and unhealthy diet can cause several effects. Not only can children catch cardiovascular diseases, but also they can become fat and overweight which can strict from some physical activities. To conclude, an unhealthy diet and lack of activity can cause serious health problems which can prohibit children from doing their daily tasks and leads to physically and mentally diseases.