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Teen obesity can be caused by many things like to much body fluid and even unhealthy eating habbits. Docters have done a research that explains why so many teens are becoming obese. Here is what happened, the horemone Leptin, is supposed to help burn fat in the cells, once you eat so much the efficience of the Leptin disappears and allows the fat to attach to your body and make's it expand. Obesity is also caused by emotional stress and reduction of rest. Did you know that if you have a midnight snack it is more fatning than a lunch or dinner? This is because when you eat during the day you walk or even play outside, if you eat at midnight you go stright to bed without any activity, which causes a gain of weight. Teenage obesity is caused by many different reasons.

Did you know that obesity is fat beneath the skin which is throughout your body? Obesity had increased dramatically in the late 1900s.Teen obesty has doubled in the last 20 years. Journalist have said that obesity is no longer an American disease itis a world wide disease. Many obese teens eat the same diets as skinny teens but they store more of the calories as fat. Some teens are big and stocky because they have big skeletal frames. Obesity tends to get worse overtime unless intensional steps are taken to change your activities and your diets.

Turning obese has a lot of side effects to it such as; heart attacks, asthma, diabetes, and ect... Health effect causes a condition called "Metabolic Syndrome", if you keep gaining weight as you get older. Obesity can also cause some disabilities, unhappiness, gallbladder disease, and also a short life expectancy. Teenagers have osteoarthritis, bad cholesteral, and tumors if they are not treated to good medication. Teens also tend to through things and have temper tantrums if they gain more weight or if they dont get their way. Many teens need to be treated fast otherwise many teens will end up in the hospital.

Some solutions that will help you lose weight is to have atleast three servings of dairy products a day. You should also eat less fast food resturants and do more exercises to lose some weight. Many teens have gotten gastric bypass done to help them lose all of their fat. Teens need at least 2-3 houres of brisk walking every week and some out door activity to keep them active. They also need to drink lots of water and less caffine. After they have lost the weight they need to have a plan to keep the weight off of them.

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