Unhealthy lunch options and regular daily consumption of high-calorie foods, such as fast food, fatty foods, baked goods such as cookies and cakes, soda, candy, chips and vending machine snacks contribute to significant weight gain, especially in a child who consumes more than the average amount of calories a child should consume. Sara eats more than 3 full meals a day and snacks on junk food between meals. His meals consist of burgers, french fries, chocolate, crisps, pizza, soda, candy, and anything that contains high amounts of sugar. For breakfast he prefers to consume a bag of chips, soda and pizza. Another thing that contributes to Sara's unhealthy lifestyle is a lack of physical activity. Sara prefers to be on the computer, on television and playing video games all day. Sara spends more than 2 hours a day on her electronic devices. These electronic devices conspire to keep Sara indoors and sedentary, meaning she's burning fewer calories and is more likely to gain weight quickly to keep up. Sara's environment plays an important role in her unhealthy eating habits. For example, if a child walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator or kitchen cabinets and is greeted by bags of chips, candy bars and microwave chicken nuggets, pizza and French fries, then he or she is likely to eat. Likewise, if you keep your refrigerator stocked with nutritious, low-fat fruits and vegetables (apples, oranges, carrots)
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