Childhood obesity should be the number one topic in our society today, because children are our future. Since obesity in children is causing their internal selves to be aging prematurely, many might start dying younger than the should. In the article “Young Kids, Old Bodies” by Alice Park, Park reasons that there are many Physiological consequences that correlate with premature aging. Healthy children usually hit puberty when they are 12 to 13 years of age, while obese children are now starting puberty when they are 10 years old. “ By the time they are barely 10, some obese children are pushed into puberty by bodies that are ready to reproduce even if they are not remotely ready to be sexually active. Their chromosomes show signs of wear
