Why do you believe children are overweight today?

I believe that with the battery operated vehicles,video games, and these gas powered or electric scooters parents buy there kids, it's no wonder they are overweight or obese. They aren't putting any physical activity in to their kids lives. If I had these things when I was a kid, I would probably be overweight also.

I think the problem has to do with the parents not forcing the children to go outside and play. Watching television and playing video games is not such a bad thing when done in moderation. It becomes a bad thing when the parent allows the child to sit in front of the television as long as they would like. I feel that a child should be made to go outside and play every day weather permitting.

I am a parent of two boys and it is required that they get a certain amount of outside activity. If the weather is bad, I insist they find other activities outside of television or video games such as coloring, writing, reading, board games, card games, etc.

I also think parents have gotten away from the homecooked meal and indulge in fast foods more often. As a working parent, I can undertand the temptation of always picking up dinner on the way home, but in the long run it is an unhealthy choice for the entire family. We need to get back to our roots where the entire family sits down each night to enjoy a homecooked meal and only occassionally indulge in fast food.

have u ever noticed what is in our menue, if we eat extra and don't care to burn the claories the result should be over weight.
send children to games / play and walk/ cycling, they not only enjoy and return happy back to home but also, grow with a normal weight. Report It

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McDonalds...and all the junkfood thats out in the supermarkets today. Its terrible...

Because childern eat sososososososososososo much
and they trun realy fat

Both parents are working, Kid get boards and they eat. They feel so insecure they don't go out na play, its safer inside. Parent do not want to argue with Children, who want seefood see food - eat food Hey Homer.

I coached basketball for a group of 8th grades, a couple years ago. Some of them didn't want to practice. And when it came time to run drill it was like pulling teeth. They had it in their heads because they played a NBA video game they knew how to play baksetball. And I'm not kidding. The would "try" to mirror a move they did on the video game. With a new system comming out every year it seams. It is no wonder that kids never leave.
I find it funny that now on tv, they have to run commericals that tell kids to get up and get out. What is the world comming to when commericals have to tell kids to run jump and play.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID BUT WOULD ADD, THAT ALOT OF PARENTS ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO OVER EAT, & DON'T ENFORCE GOOD EATING HABITS. MOST OF THE OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN I HAVE SEEN ALSO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHOM IS OVER WEIGHT, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THESE PARENTS WOULD REALIZE MORE THE HEALTH EFFECTS, THE SELF ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE PROBLEMS AND CRUELTY THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT PROBLEM AND WOULD DO MORE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN STAY AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT. WE CANNOT BLAME THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY FOR OUR FAT ARSES, AND SO LONG AS WE KEEP LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE, AND SHUFFLE THE BLAME AROUND, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN OBESITY EPIDEMIC. IT'S LIKE WAKE UP PEOPLE, TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY, GET OUT AND MOVE INSTEAD OF VEGGING OUT IN FRONT OF THE TV WITH A BOWL OF ICE CREAM.

they are overweight b/c their parents are too caught up on other things to make sure they have good meals to eat and they also eat out too much

They eat too much and exercise less during play They become couch potatoes. no pun meant

Some reasons are for the safety of the kids. When I was growing up, we would go out in the winter and get a game of street hockey going. In the summer, we got a game of baseball going in the street. You don't see that anymore because parent don't want their kids playing in the street. Instead, they sit on the couch and play video games. I use to ride our bikes 5 miles one way to the mall. Now, parent drive the kids there because of the weidos that are out there. And the kids are not making up for the lose of exercise we got as kids from play.

On top of that, there is more junk food and fast food involved in everyday diets. A lot of this, I feel, comes from the 2 income family. Both parents are working and when they get home are too tired to fix dinner. So, they pick up dinner from McD's or order a pizza. This isn't bad once in a while, but when it starts happening 3 or 4 times a week, that is too much.

i agree. plus all the sugar and fat we feed our children. when i was growing up i hardly ever got candy unless grandma got it for me or it was halloween or chiristmas. children now get candy bars in their lunches. and all the electronic toys. my nephew has a psp, x-box, ps2, ps1, and a game cube. not to mention any number of random toys that tend to keep him confined in the house.