Nowadays, the proportion of obese teenagers is rapidly increasing. Recent health statistics show that at least more than 15% of teenagers among the world population are obese. It is also predicted that the rate of growth will endlessly increase. Obesity is when too much fat is stored in the body causing negative effects on the body. This is a fatal problem as during the period of puberty, obesity can torment teenagers in various ways. Teen obesity damages health, lead them to several other harmful diseases and worsen academic progress. It is worth fighting against teen obesity.
Obesity is highly risky as it can expose the teenagers to other diseases that can be harmful to their mental and physical growth. Teens who are obese tend to be more vulnerable to more dangerous diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks, respiratory problems and a lot more. Obese teenagers like watching TV, playing games, and other activities that do not involve exercise and obviously those types of activities are not good for the growing teenagers as . These types of activities attract teens to work out less. Exercise is necessary to strengthen bones, joints and muscles to keep the body in good shape but more problems will be caused from lack of exercise. Also, as teenagers go through puberty, the body needs a lot more food as energy. Instead of eating healthy and organic foods that keep the body in a good shape, teens prefer junk food. Almost all junk food contains a lot of fat, sugar and sodium/salt. Sugar is very addictive and the addiction of sweetness forces all people to eat more which is one reason junk food causes obesity. As a result, it produces high blood pressure, diabetes and even cancer. On the other hand, sodium/salt also causes obesity as it puts teens in thirst and lead teens to more intake of unhealthy beverages such as coke and other sodas. Sodium/salt can produce heart disease and soft drinks can cause joint and muscle problems and tooth decay. The developed technology, unhealthy activities and the wrong choice of diet cause health risks that can harm the teenagers.
Health risks are not only the problems of teen obesity. The physical appearance of obese teenagers also causes problems in their daily life. Teens with obesity tend to have more psychological troubles than other students because they are frequently insulted for their physical appearance. The majority of obese teenagers will feel depressed, stressed, lonely and have low self-esteem. The common way obese teens get rid of this stress is by eating more or sleeping less. As a result, sleep deprivation and weight gain might happen and a vicious cycle where it gets worse. Additionally, obese teens are likely to have social disabilities. Obese teenagers have social disabilities because they have no courage to stand up and say what is wrong or fight back, and they are afraid that they will be isolated from the group and be insulted again. Many immature students often have biased perspectives and make fun of overweight students. They think fat people are lazy, stupid and that they are inferior. Obese teenagers have to face mental troubles and suffer from the environment they have mostly because of their appearance.
The worst reason why obesity is dangerous is that obese teens probably will have a less brighter future. As I mentioned above, obesity can cause some mental problems and they affect how well the teenagers function in school. With all the mental problems caused by obesity, obese teenagers have hard time trying to concentrate during class time and listening to the teacher. As a result, obese teens don’t learn the basic concepts or the topic of each subject and consequently fail. Poor performance in school has a huge effect on obese teenagers’ lives as many people around the world judge others based on their academic progress. In other words, obese teenagers have less of an advantage of having a brighter future than others who had no problems until graduation. If obese teens are judged to be not as useful or smart as others, they will have less opportunities to do what they want because nobody will acknowledge the effort nor the talent. This again reduces the opportunities or the goals that the teenagers aimed for. So many talented teenagers are being unacknowledged by something that is not their fault - the academic progress and their appearance.
15% of all teenagers around the world are obese and more teenagers will be in the future. This is a serious matter as obesity can be a vicious cycle that never stops and burdens teenagers by endangering their health, causing troubles in their daily life and eventually disturbing their future. What will happen to the future generations if we leave this huge problem as it is? Teen obesity is something that people should show concern for.
Obesity is highly risky as it can expose the teenagers to other diseases that can be harmful to their mental and physical growth. Teens who are obese tend to be more vulnerable to more dangerous diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks, respiratory problems and a lot more. Obese teenagers like watching TV, playing games, and other activities that do not involve exercise and obviously those types of activities are not good for the growing teenagers as . These types of activities attract teens to work out less. Exercise is necessary to strengthen bones, joints and muscles to keep the body in good shape but more problems will be caused from lack of exercise. Also, as teenagers go through puberty, the body needs a lot more food as energy. Instead of eating healthy and organic foods that keep the body in a good shape, teens prefer junk food. Almost all junk food contains a lot of fat, sugar and sodium/salt. Sugar is very addictive and the addiction of sweetness forces all people to eat more which is one reason junk food causes obesity. As a result, it produces high blood pressure, diabetes and even cancer. On the other hand, sodium/salt also causes obesity as it puts teens in thirst and lead teens to more intake of unhealthy beverages such as coke and other sodas. Sodium/salt can produce heart disease and soft drinks can cause joint and muscle problems and tooth decay. The developed technology, unhealthy activities and the wrong choice of diet cause health risks that can harm the teenagers.
Health risks are not only the problems of teen obesity. The physical appearance of obese teenagers also causes problems in their daily life. Teens with obesity tend to have more psychological troubles than other students because they are frequently insulted for their physical appearance. The majority of obese teenagers will feel depressed, stressed, lonely and have low self-esteem. The common way obese teens get rid of this stress is by eating more or sleeping less. As a result, sleep deprivation and weight gain might happen and a vicious cycle where it gets worse. Additionally, obese teens are likely to have social disabilities. Obese teenagers have social disabilities because they have no courage to stand up and say what is wrong or fight back, and they are afraid that they will be isolated from the group and be insulted again. Many immature students often have biased perspectives and make fun of overweight students. They think fat people are lazy, stupid and that they are inferior. Obese teenagers have to face mental troubles and suffer from the environment they have mostly because of their appearance.
The worst reason why obesity is dangerous is that obese teens probably will have a less brighter future. As I mentioned above, obesity can cause some mental problems and they affect how well the teenagers function in school. With all the mental problems caused by obesity, obese teenagers have hard time trying to concentrate during class time and listening to the teacher. As a result, obese teens don’t learn the basic concepts or the topic of each subject and consequently fail. Poor performance in school has a huge effect on obese teenagers’ lives as many people around the world judge others based on their academic progress. In other words, obese teenagers have less of an advantage of having a brighter future than others who had no problems until graduation. If obese teens are judged to be not as useful or smart as others, they will have less opportunities to do what they want because nobody will acknowledge the effort nor the talent. This again reduces the opportunities or the goals that the teenagers aimed for. So many talented teenagers are being unacknowledged by something that is not their fault - the academic progress and their appearance.
15% of all teenagers around the world are obese and more teenagers will be in the future. This is a serious matter as obesity can be a vicious cycle that never stops and burdens teenagers by endangering their health, causing troubles in their daily life and eventually disturbing their future. What will happen to the future generations if we leave this huge problem as it is? Teen obesity is something that people should show concern for.
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