{"id":8659,"date":"2021-02-24T03:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T03:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8659"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:22:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:22:24","slug":"causes-of-childhood-obesity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-childhood-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of childhood obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8659\" class=\"elementor elementor-8659\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052914e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052914e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edcd70a\" data-id=\"edcd70a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df42de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1df42de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-388bad9\" data-id=\"388bad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8b60f elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5f8b60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Obesity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd654d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0dd654d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-obesity-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8677 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-obesity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is obesity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8678 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-childhood-obesity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Causes of childhood obesity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8679 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-obesity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of obesity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8680 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-fats\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Fats<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8681 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fats-and-diet-labels\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Fats and diet labels<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8682 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/avoiding-obesity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Avoiding obesity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8683 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/healthier-food-choices\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Healthier food choices<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8684 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/helping-each-other\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Helping each other<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d1cce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22d1cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2313e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2313e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c42a2\" data-id=\"11c42a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0727686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0727686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obesity is caused by three main factors:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc397d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc397d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main cause of obesity and overweight is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. According to the WHO(1), globally, there has been:<\/p><ul><li>an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat and sugars; and<\/li><li>an increase in physical inactivity due to the increasingly sedentary nature of many forms of work, changing modes of transportation, and increasing urbanization.<\/li><\/ul><h5><b>Unhealthy diet (high-fat diet)<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">The first and main cause of childhood obesity is an unhealthy diet (too rich in sugar and fats and not enough fiber and carbohydrate). These are usually the kinds that people buy from fast food shops. They include buttery foods, cheese, and lots of oils and salt. Some parents also cook foods like cake, bacon burgers, potato fries, ice-creams, and double cheese pizzas. Sometimes eating too much can also make you fat, even if it&#8217;s healthy food.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8777\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8777\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/high-fat-foods.jpg\" alt=\"Foods that are high in fats, sugar and salt\" width=\"600\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/high-fat-foods.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/high-fat-foods-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foods that are high in fats, sugar, and salt<\/figcaption><\/figure><h5><b>Lack of physical activity and exercise<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">Child obesity can also result from sedentary lifestyles and lack of exercise. It includes sitting at one place all the time, and not making any attempt to move around or exercise. e.g. sitting around a lot, or watching TV for long hours of the day. If this habit is not matched with regular exercise to burn off the fat, it can result in obesity over time.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8775\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-causes-obesity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-causes-obesity.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-causes-obesity-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-causes-obesity-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><h5><b>Medical condition or medications<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">It could be a medical problem of not being able to control hunger or, the effect of some medicines that you take.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">In some cases, underlying medical conditions may contribute to weight gain. These include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">your thyroid gland not producing enough hormones<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a rare disorder called Cushing&#8217;s syndrome, that causes the over-production of steroid hormones<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">certain medications for epilepsy and diabetes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If these conditions are properly diagnosed and treated, they should pose less of a barrier to weight loss.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">If this is what seems to be a problem for you or a friend, it is most important to speak to your doctor immediately. Your doctor can always advise on what you can do.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331cab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331cab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Reading Sources<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Overweight and Obesity: Key Facts: https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/obesity-and-overweight Accessed in Feb 2021<\/p>\n<p>Causes: Obesity NHS UK, https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/obesity\/causes\/ Accessed in Feb 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f887b06\" data-id=\"f887b06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4257c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4257c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f741809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f741809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-280bff3\" data-id=\"280bff3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c7a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3c7a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-obesity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d1f11\" data-id=\"00d1f11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d7b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4d7b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-obesity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obesity What is obesity Causes of childhood obesity Effects of obesity Types of Fats Fats and diet labels Avoiding obesity Healthier food choices Helping each other Obesity is caused by three main factors: The main cause of obesity and overweight is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. 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