Why are there so many overweight children these days?

Why are there so many overweight children these days?I'm in my 20s, and on the news you constantly hear about schools changing the food, taking away sweets, etc because of the rising childhood obesity rates. But is it really the food that needs to be drastically changed or is it self control and exercise? Something is just not adding up, people have been eating the same foods for years and didn't have this issue

Jason Starship
it's a combo of both.

Really Random ☼
both- its not the child's fault- it's the parents for not enforcing the rules.

Ryan James
It goes both ways. It's the parents fault for not teaching their child proper eating habits. And it's the childs fault for being to lazy to go run around and exercise like they should

-Celina-
its McDonald's fault

Jen
It's the parents fault AND the child's. All kids ever want to do now is play video games or watch tv. When i was little my neighborhood was full of kids outside playing all year, except in the bitter cold. Now i drive through my neighborhood, and it will be the middle of Summer and NOBODY is outside. NOBODY. That lack of exercise combined with their love for junk food. It is sad that our society has changed so much. Sports were and still are a huge part of who i was growing up, especially Soccer, as well with all the people in my grade and surrounding grades. Now i feel like no kid even plays sports anymore. It's sad. And it's all over the US too. I have no idea what changed.

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