Childhood obesity presents as one of the biggest health problems in the United States in current times. About ten percent of children aged between four and five years are overweight. This is highly intriguing, given that two decades ago, this number stood at about five percent ( Tylavsky et al., 2020) . For children aged between the ages of six and eleven, about twenty percent are overweight. Overall, about thirteen children and adolescents aged between two and nineteen years old in the United States are overweight. I chose this topic, given its seriousness and the danger that obesity poses on the health and wellbeing of children and the future of the United States. Obesity, especially childhood obesity, is highly linked to mental health as overweight children often have to deal with social problems such as verbal abuse and bullying due to their physical appearance ( Karnik &Kanekar, 2012) . Proper approaches for preventing childhood obesity without subjecting children to prejudice or abuse should, therefore, be presented and used to help prevent more cases of childhood obesity in the U.S. ( Frieden, 2010) . In most cases, childhood obesity arises due to very little physical activity or playtime and unhealthy eating patterns.
Some of the prevention approaches for childhood obesity include a comprehensive approach, proper eating habits, a focus on good health, and a focus on the family as a whole. A comprehensive approach involves all stakeholders, including parents, teachers, caregivers, and the rest of the community, in the bid to address nutrition and physical activity ( Tylavsky et al., 2020) . Proper eating habits entail providing children with the right portions and food patterns. A focus on good health, and not obesity, prevents overweight children from feeling bad about themselves. If the whole family is focused on and made to practice good eating habits, children will emulate such eating habits, and childhood obesity will ultimately be prevented ( Datar, 2017) . The paper aims to provide a proper discussion on the issue of childhood obesity to provide an insight into the prevention of childhood obesity.
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