Dear Editor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prevalence of child obesity\nis getting alarmingly serious in Hong Kong, not only found in other countries.\nInstead of watching the situation with folded arms, we had better find the way\nout. Therefore, I am writing to account for and provide suggestions to the phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One main factor leading to\nchildren\u2019s obesity problem is their unhealthy lifestyle. Hong Kong students in\ngeneral, even the primary school kids, have heavy workload. Apart from\nfinishing the countless school assignments, they often have to attend tutorial\nclasses of different subjects, dragging them to an extremely hectic life. It is\nnot uncommon to see students, even young kids go home at about 8pm, when we are\nalready having dinner. With such an occupied schedule, children simply cannot\nspare any time for rest, let alone sport activities. Even if they have such\ntime, most of them spend it by gluing their heads to electronic devices instead\nof doing healthy exercises. The lack of exercise in daily lives deprives the\nchance of children to burn calories or fat, paving the way for their obesity\nproblem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides, the eating habits of\nchildren are also closely related to overweight or obesity. During the 21st<\/sup>\ncentury, fast-food culture has gone viral through the world and Hong Kong is of\ncourse no exception. MNCs selling fast and cheap meals, such as McDonald\u2019s and\nKFC have been widely welcomed by customers including kids since they can enjoy\nappealing food at a relatively low price. However, fast food often has high\ncalories and fat contents. To be specific, one hamburger from McDonald\u2019s\nalready contains 245 thousand calories, which is equal to 2 bowls of white\nrice. However, children, or even their parents are usually not adequately aware\nof food nutrition. When they consume large amount of oily food, they would\neasily gain weight, falling victim to obesity and even other health risks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To tackle the deeply concerned\nissue, both schools and parents have a role to play. To allow students to\nexercise more, schools should consider adding more physical education lessons.\nIf the schedule is too tight to do so, they should at least introduce work-out\ntime in morning assemblies or recesses, in which teachers can lead students to\ndo simple stretching. As for parents, they should inculcate children with the\nknowledge to choose healthy food, such that their kids will not consume fast\nfood excessively. Also, they should avoid cooking oily and fried dishes at\nhome, so as to let children be well protected from health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, the most important part lies on\nthe children themselves. What they have to do is only to spend less time\nsitting in front of their computers, then try to do some easy work outs like\nsit-ups and planks at home. Replacing fatty snacks with the healthier ones such\nas nuts and almonds will be another way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conclusion, the unhealthy\nliving and eating habits of Hong Kong children are the attributes to obesity. It\u2019s\nhigh time for the schools, parents and kids themselves to fight the uphill\nbattle in easing the worrisome problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Yours faithfully,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nChris Wong<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Wong <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Editor<\/p> The prevalence of child obesitis getting alarmingly serious in Hong Kong, not only found in other countries.Instead of watching the situation with folded arms, we had better find the waout. Therefore, I am writing to account for and provide suggestions to the phenomenon.<\/p>