"Why is obesity such a problem for today's children and adolescents? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites the following causes for childhood obesity:
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Overweight in children and adolescents is generally caused by lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns or a combination of the two, with genetics and lifestyle both playing important roles in determining a child's weight.
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Society has become very sedentary. Television, computer and video games contribute to children's inactive lifestyles.
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Forty-three percent of adolescents watch more than two hours of television each day.
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Children, especially girls, become less active as they move through adolescence." Continue reading here.
