This could potentially help children divulge how they view their own bodies and how to keep their bodies healthy. It is a sense of the mind influencing the physicality of the body. With a growing climate of unhealthy food as a very lucrative business in today’s culture, the odds are not exactly in favor of children that are exposed to this extravagant lifestyle. “The sheer availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods in modern western societies guarantees that difficult self-regulation situations will occur”(De Ridder et. al., 2014, pg. 159). In essence, training children in self- regulating techniques could be the answer; however, this process starts at home. It is contingent upon not only the child, but the family as well. Children would be at odds against the world without a network of support and self- regulation can be reinforced by this support system. Conclusively, there is no definitive answer when it comes to reducing child obesity and maintaining a gradual decrease. The answer lies inside of those who wish to find it through means of distancing themselves cognitively from thoughts and behaviors that are not supportive of it. Childhood obesity, and obesity in general, is not something that will be solved overnight. However, it can be controlled in a manner that will require
This could potentially help children divulge how they view their own bodies and how to keep their bodies healthy. It is a sense of the mind influencing the physicality of the body. With a growing climate of unhealthy food as a very lucrative business in today’s culture, the odds are not exactly in favor of children that are exposed to this extravagant lifestyle. “The sheer availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods in modern western societies guarantees that difficult self-regulation situations will occur”(De Ridder et. al., 2014, pg. 159). In essence, training children in self- regulating techniques could be the answer; however, this process starts at home. It is contingent upon not only the child, but the family as well. Children would be at odds against the world without a network of support and self- regulation can be reinforced by this support system. Conclusively, there is no definitive answer when it comes to reducing child obesity and maintaining a gradual decrease. The answer lies inside of those who wish to find it through means of distancing themselves cognitively from thoughts and behaviors that are not supportive of it. Childhood obesity, and obesity in general, is not something that will be solved overnight. However, it can be controlled in a manner that will require