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  • Essay / Adolescents with a sedentary lifestyle and its effects on their...

    IntroductionPhysical inactivity or having a sedentary lifestyle is identified as the fourth common risk factor leading to mortality causing approximately 3.2 million deaths worldwide and due to technological advancements. The problem statement is that the sedentary lifestyle of today's teenagers would eventually lead them to certain health and social problems because teenagers of this century are now more focused on gaming on their gadgets and socializing on Internet instead of going out. That said, this leads to adolescents exercising less than usual, thus having a sedentary lifestyle which also contributes to social isolation where one prefers to be alone and not interact with others, which , said alone, will affect one's social life, leading to bigger problems such as health. physical problems where it can lead to obesity and socially where it can lead to shyness and insecurity which will limit social life. “Fast food restaurants are likely to contribute to overconsumption. A sedentary lifestyle interacts with overconsumption and minimal exercise that produces obesity. (http://ajcn.nutrition.org/)This research focuses on adolescents considered to have a sedentary lifestyle in which researchers will ask questions about its effects. Researchers are also examining the effects on adolescents with a sedentary lifestyle while the researchers will examine possible complications to an individual's health due to a sedentary lifestyle. In which the main objective of the research is to identify the factors of a sedentary lifestyle and the consequences that it will bring to those who have it. Specifically, this research seeks to address the physical and social problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle... ... middle of paper ......s for adolescents, so attention should be paid to this mode of life. First, adolescents themselves must take responsibility for keeping their bodies healthy by being physically active and avoiding spending too much time in front of a screen. Thus, developing their social skills decreases their chances of having problems like depression or insecurity due to chemical changes that occur in the brain in response to physical activities. Second, parents play an important role in the health of their children because it is said that children imitate their parents and if parents are obese, children are more likely to become obese. As a parent, they should be the example. They should start doing physical activities if they want to encourage their children to do the same. Referencehttp://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/83/2/189.fullAppendicesRecommendation