There are many overweight children in Hong Kong. They often eat much unhealthy food that contains fat and oil, for example, French fries, hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken legs and so on. Besides eating theses junk food, they also lack exercise. They often spend most of their leisure time watching television, playing computer games and sleeping instead of doing exercise or outdoor activities.
Because of their bad habits, overweight children’s health weakens. They will get sick easily and have many diseases, like high blood pressure, heart failure, diabetes and many others. They will also get tired easily and cannot breathe properly like normal kids.
In order to lose weight, overweight children should stop eating junk food and spending their free time at home. They should eat more healthy food, like fishes, vegetables, rice and fruits. They should also do more outdoor activities, like basketball and football. Jogging is also very suitable for losing weight. It can help burn off 340 calories hour. If jogging for one hour is too tiring, then just jog for at least 15 minutes. It can also burn off 84 calories. If overweight children do more exercise and eat healthy food, they will surely lose weight quickly.