Role of Sports in Controlling the Child Obesity: A Review

Child obesity is a very common problem, faced not just by the children in both the developed and the developing nations, but is equally prevalent among the children of the third world countries. The wide spread prevalence of child obesity has developed a sort of fear psychosis among parents, as how to prevent their children from this epidemic of obesity, which is being termed as more a self invited physical anomaly. In the present study attempt has been made to draw awareness among parents and children about the need and importance of sports activities in doing away with the problems of obesity in general and child obesity in particular. As the study progress some detailed outlines have been drawn about the sports and other physical activities, which children should take up in young age and the parents do have to ensure that they don't miss out on such activities with their wards, especially when there are any apparent symptoms of their child developing obesity.