The typical fast food meal can range from nine-hundred to one-thousand eight-hundred calories. Most children’s diets are dependable on these convenient greasy foods. These meals are one of the major causes of obesity. Obesity is the state of having excess fat in the body. Children should be more concerned with what they are eating because kids are not getting the nutrition they need, food choices can affect their choices in the future, and unhealthy food can cause major health problems. In an average kid’s diet, children do not get the nutrition they need. Lack of nutrition in adolescents can have very devastating effects. “One of three children in the United States is overweight or in danger of being obese” (USA Today, 2015, pg.1). This
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“Children who are obese are at higher risk for serious diseases like joint problems, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer” (USA Today, 2015, pg.1). Obesity may seem like a minor problem overall, but up close, it is really scary. These foods with saturated fats and acids tend to increase other cardiovascular diseases. In a recent study, results showed that kids who eat empty calories, already saw signs of serious health problems. This is very concerning to all health associations. Unhealthful foods increase the chances of health problems, and these health problems can cost a lot of money too. If kids develop these diseases at a young age, parents and guardians would spend numerous amounts of money trying to either cure or treat the diseases. Plus, if some health insurances find out a kids family has health problems, their insurance can skyrocket. Eating bad food and empty calories may be inexpensive to buy, but can do major damage in the long run. Not eating right can cause obesity, but malnutrition can occur from lack of nutrition too. “Most teenage girls believe that eating less food will benefit their body and make them thinner” (Bernstein L. 2013, Pg. 12). This process is called malnutrition. Malnutrition is when someone is not eating enough calories to give energy to the body. Malnutrition is also the imbalance between the body’s demand for nutrients and its available supply of nutrients. This can cause weakness, failure to grow, swelling in the stomach, anemia, and other serious health problems. Not getting enough vitamins and minerals can leave someone impaired for life. For example, having insufficient iron causes thyroid gland enlargement and lack of vitamin A can cause blindness or loss of vision in dim lighting. As a result, these deficiencies can have devastating results. Another major and more common problem caused by malnutrition is called anorexia nervosa.
“Children who are obese are at higher risk for serious diseases like joint problems, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer” (USA Today, 2015, pg.1). Obesity may seem like a minor problem overall, but up close, it is really scary. These foods with saturated fats and acids tend to increase other cardiovascular diseases. In a recent study, results showed that kids who eat empty calories, already saw signs of serious health problems. This is very concerning to all health associations. Unhealthful foods increase the chances of health problems, and these health problems can cost a lot of money too. If kids develop these diseases at a young age, parents and guardians would spend numerous amounts of money trying to either cure or treat the diseases. Plus, if some health insurances find out a kids family has health problems, their insurance can skyrocket. Eating bad food and empty calories may be inexpensive to buy, but can do major damage in the long run. Not eating right can cause obesity, but malnutrition can occur from lack of nutrition too. “Most teenage girls believe that eating less food will benefit their body and make them thinner” (Bernstein L. 2013, Pg. 12). This process is called malnutrition. Malnutrition is when someone is not eating enough calories to give energy to the body. Malnutrition is also the imbalance between the body’s demand for nutrients and its available supply of nutrients. This can cause weakness, failure to grow, swelling in the stomach, anemia, and other serious health problems. Not getting enough vitamins and minerals can leave someone impaired for life. For example, having insufficient iron causes thyroid gland enlargement and lack of vitamin A can cause blindness or loss of vision in dim lighting. As a result, these deficiencies can have devastating results. Another major and more common problem caused by malnutrition is called anorexia nervosa.