The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television than they are getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need the practice to lose baby fat before it gets to be a severe problem. The growth of technology has formed a significant impact on the obesity of today's children. This technology has substituted regular childhood play exercises with computer games that take less physical effort. Because of technology in today's society, the problem with child obesity has become tremendously intensified. First, what is childhood obesity? The term child obesity means a "child is a person between birth and puberty and obese is extremely fat: corpulent"(The American Heritage Dictionary 265,856). This disease is caused due to a lack of exercise and over-eating by a child. Child obesity can cause many medical problems for a child that suffers from such a disease. Obesity is a widespread disease that is growing incredibly worse as technology increases.
             Furthermore, it is evident that the lack of exercise plays a significant part in child obesity; scientists blame television as a substitute for outdoor sports. Kids are spending more time watching television than they are doing physical activities. "The findings strongly support the notion that the most important lifestyle factor in childhood obesity is television watching"(Monmaney). The television brings the child's imagination to life, giving them entertainment without running and exercising outdoor sports. The more television a child watches, the more obese the child will get. Next, the problem is getting so out of hand that the government will have to get involved. Satcher and Shirley Watkins, the undersecretary of agriculture for food, nutrition, and consumer services, said that"'TV increases obesity, stifles creativity and shortens attention spans among young people" (Bauder). This is the...