Parents, watch what you feed your children
The main cause for childhood obesity is “Caloric Imbalance” meaning “more calories are consumed than expanded”(Faguy 283)
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The Responsibility of Parents
• Childhood obesity is caused by sedentary behavior (Patel 66)
• Parents, discourage sedentary behavior and try to have your children be involved in physical activities
• Another cause is that children are “eating more fast foods “ and parents are serving more “easy-to-fix
meals to children” and “portion sizes have exploded” (Patel 68)
• Parents, please take into consideration the amount of food and the type of food you are serving your
child
Bibliography
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