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Class VII

“Few die of hunger, Many die of eating” –
Benjamin Franklin
Obesity is a disease of positive energy balance,
which arises as a result of deregulation in Facebook
the energy balance system – a failure in the
regulatory systems to make appropriate
adjustments between intake and calories Friendship
burnt.
World Obesity Day is observed globally since People say, “I have 873 friends”, “I have 1023 friends”, and
2015 on the 11th of October to educate and when I ask, “Really?”, they add, “On Facebook”. ‘Facebook’ is
raise awareness among the general public one of the biggest part of social media but when it comes to
about the dangers of obesity and the ways to ‘Facebook friends’, most of them are people we don’t know.
control the growing epidemic. We accept a friend request just because we want to brag
Obesity is weighing on education productivity about the number of friends. Study after study confirms that
and the economy. Childhood obesity has most people have about 5 intimate friends, 15 close friends,
assumed epidemic proportions today across 50 general friends and 150 acquaintances. Only these are
the globe and it is imperative to correct the meaningful relationships.
situation. Obesity is now so normal that,
parents cannot see it in their kids. Then what about the rest of our Facebook friends? Who are
Food is powerful. It has the potential to heat they? If we are not careful, some people may misuse our
and to cause sickness. “Eat a rainbow everyday” information. We post almost every activity of ours. We may
because if you eat a variety of colours everyday, want our friends to like it or comment on it. But what we
you are getting all the micronutrients your are actually doing is, telling thousands of unknown people all
body needs. our activities and daily routines almost in real time. All this
In conclusion, Education is the only viable, information can be misused for various crimes like identity
universal solution to the obesity crisis. theft. There exist many cases where people get fooled by

fake profiles on ‘Facebook’ and in the end suffer huge losses
Siona Crystal, VII B both mentally and financially. Whenever you post a picture

of yourself, discern that millions of people who don’t know
you and whom you don’t know are going to see the picture
and may use / misuse it. I leave it to your imagination.

Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that Friends are important. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
affects children and adolescents. Children who are But what if the so-called friend is unknown and virtual
obese are above the normal weight for their age and or sometimes, even fake? So, control what you post on
height. Childhood obesity is a particularly troubling ‘Facebook’ and whom you share it with.
phenomenon because the extra pounds often start C. M. Narayani, VII B
children on the path to health problems like diabetes,
high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Many obese
children become obese adults, especially if one or
both parents are obese. Childhood obesity can also
lead to low self-esteem. We should stop eating junk
food or else we will become fat. It may even cut short
our life span.
S. Abishek, VII A