With more than one third of children and adolescents being overweight or obese in 2012, some things need to change. The thought of genetics being the main cause of childhood obesity needs to be wiped out, because it is the environment. This is proven by the drop in time spent on physical activity, children eating in excessive amounts, and people trusting in the media. The only way to change that one third of children is to change their lifestyles and not blame their weight on genetics. Children need to get their 60 minutes of physical activity, learn and eat the right portion size of foods, and discount media’s false advertisements. Without a change the percent of obese children will keep on rising.
