Children entering elementary school begin to rapidly gain weight. This is evidenced by the results of scientific work carried out by specialists from the UK.. They noticed that even children with normal body weight have a high risk of obesity by the end of primary school, and there are reasons for this..

The school appears to be increasing the availability of harmful products.. Parents protect small children from chips and other fatty foods. At school, this is not always possible.. Moreover, some school canteens, along with healthy foods, spread what little children simply cannot.

The second factor is lack of physical activity.. Before school years, most children run and walk a lot. With admission to primary school, the situation changes dramatically. Now, most of the day, children sit at their desks, and a couple of physical education lessons per week do not change the situation.

Obesity is an extremely serious problem that doctors from all over the world are worried about.. Overweight is now in second place among the causes of cancer.. More powerful than obesity oncology affects only smoking.

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