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Question
Children eating more of fast food tend to suffer from obesity (overweight). Comment
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Solution
Fast food like pizza, burger, patty, oily foods etc. have much carbohydrates and fats. Children eating these become more and more fat and gain weight soon as they do not do much of physical work.
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