By Lee Bo-Duck
As we are well fed, clad and housed, we no longer pay careful attention
to seeking things we need. Recently, because people have too many things,
it raises new issues. Among them, children's fatness is very serious.
First of all, as much as being well-to-do, modern children's eating habits
raise many discussions. Most children prefer delicious foods rather than
food with nutritional balance. Also as their parents are busy, they look
for simple and convenient foods. After all, they buy precooked foods and
processed foodstuffs. Processed foodstuffs are most harmful to children.
These include cakes, snacks, hamburgers and Chinese noodles. These foods
are hard to digest and low in nutritive value.
Second, more and more children today lack activity and exercise. They sit
in front of desks and computers without activity most of the time, so they
can't easily digest the foods they eat. This phenomenon has caused the
number of overweight children to increase ten percent over last year. This
is a very serious problem. It is not an overstatement to say that children's
fatness causes diseases like diabetes. Eating too many processed foodstuffs
also has other negative effects. By a professional's diagnosis, these children
lose their temper for nothing, become excited easily and use violence on
impulse. To make a long story short, an unbalanced diet makes children's
bodies and minds very sick. If children act impulsively and are unconcerned,
public order cannot be maintained.
Like this, children's dietary life habits are important not only
in the present but also in the future, and they affect not only themselves
but also all of the society. What are important factors to become a perfect
adult with a balanced diet? Fist of all, nutritious meals, especially
a regular breakfast, is very important. Regular breakfast is of help to
normal development of body and mind, as well as studying ability and control
of weight. Also, it is important that intake of processed foodstuffs be
limited and regular exercise be encouraged.
Finally, most important is that children's parents look at children's eating
once more. It is necessary that children's parents pay more careful attention
to the menu at home for children's health. In addition, parents should
help their children to get some exercise and think affirmatively.