This presentation was on obesity. A lot of people in America suffer from obesity. I see children that are 6 and 7 years of age and they are headed towards path of destruction. The parents do not want to tell their children no when they ask for more food because they might throw a fit. If they really loved their child they would be less concerned about temper tantrums and worry more about their physical health. Many parents do not realize that if they let their child get morbidly obese it will lead to low self-esteem, binge eating, depression, and many more things. They so focused on keeping the child happy for the moment that they do not think about what will happen to their happiness when they are being made fun of at school or when no one asks the on a date. Why settle for temporary happiness when you can be healthy and happy for the rest of their lives. Obesity leads to having to take many medications to help with hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart problems. Those are not all of the health problems they can face, but I have witnessed people go through these things. I really do not want to have to deal with health problems. I like being able to eat what I want in moderation. America's young people are facing short life-spans if we do not do something to drastically change the outcome. We can just start by eating healthy and exercising regularly. If we encourage one another to take these two stpes we will make progress gradually.
By Christiana Flood
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