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Obesity is a disease that consists of an excessive amount of fat in your body and nowadays the levels of obese , especially in children and teenagers, are worrying. Obesity is becoming a more frequent disease not only in Spain but also in the whole world, so why does this happen? What can we do?


On the one hand, according to statistics, today’s children are 10 times more obese than 40 years ago and this is because we do less and less sport, not because we eat more as many people think; it is obvious that our diet also influences us; nowadays we eat more junk food like chips, hamburgers and pizzas than 40 years ago, but the main reason there are so many obese children and teenagers is that they prefer to stay at home playing video games and using the computer rather than going out to the street to do sports and play, and it shouldn’t be like that. In addition, doctors are very worried because there are more and more diseases caused by overweight in younger and younger children, "I've never seen it before, children 7 years old or younger suffer from diabetes type 2, and this is alarming," said one doctor.


On the other hand, we all know that our health is really important and to stay healthy and have as few illnesses as possible we have to learn to balance our diet and exercise. What we can do is try to have the most varied diet possible by avoiding eating junk food and not exceeding the amounts of food; a scientist has explained that we don’t have to eat until we feel full, we must eat just enough not to be hungry. In addition, we should look for a sport that we like and do it about 3 times a week; do sport not only helps us to be in good shape, but also makes us have good mental health.


In conclusion, we must have a good diet and do sport not to be obese. I think a good idea to stay in shape is to look for someone who wants to do it with us and that may serve as motivation!