Childhood obesity
12/14/2021 8:52:00 PM
Do you know?
- Childhood obesity is a serious health problem. As of 2019, it is estimated that over 150 million children in the world are obese and that this will increase to 206 million by 2025.
- Many factors can contribute to excess weight gain including behavior, genetics and taking certain medications.
Let's explore more about this phenomenon!
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Listen to the passage Childhood Obesity and complete the sentences by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Read and answer the following questions.
Childhood Obesity
These days, more and more children are overweight. A name for being extremely overweight is obese. Why is this happening? Doctors, teachers, and other adults believe that children are not getting the right amount of exercise and are not eating the right kinds of food.
In the past, children used to be more active. In early America, there was a lot of work to be done. Children helped on the farms and in the factories. Children didn’t have much time to sit around. Today children go to school and come home to watch the television or play video games. Too many of their activities involve sitting and not being active enough. Children are not getting enough exercise, such as running, walking, or riding a bike.
Another main reason for children being overweight is the types of food they eat. More and more families are eating at restaurants or fixing quick foods that are loaded with calories. These types of food begin to add up day after day. Children are eating too many of the wrong foods and not enough of the right foods.
Some of the foods that children should be eating include fruits and vegetables, dairy, grains and cereals, and meat and poultry. These types of foods can help children maintain their weight and help the body fight disease.
Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 4
How many reasons why children are overweight were mentioned in the first paragraph?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
- The comparison between children in the past and children today
- Types of healthy foods that are good for children
- Some activities that children can do instead of sitting around
- The amount of food that children should eat a day
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- decrease
- think about
- keep steady
Which of the following statements would be the best one to be added to the end of the passage?
- Children need teaching about the foods they eat and the food choices they make.
- Parents are obese and overweight because of eating too much fast foods.
- Doctors are finding that more and more children are obese.
- Scientists are concerned about the food children eat.
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