d.). In addition, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a rich diet is a one that contains fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat dairy products for persons aged 2 years and older. The guideline also advised children and adolescents to limit intake of solid fats, cholesterol, sodium, added sugars, and refined grains (Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010) However, most people are not following those recommendations. In fact, most U.S. youth do not meet the requirements of eating a portion of two and a half cups to six and a half cups of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the majority of children match the minimum line amounts of whole grains which is 2 to 3 ounces each day. Additionally, most youth exceed the limits of the daily intakes of sodium which are 1500 to 2300 mg every day (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011)." As a result, uncontrolled fast food consumption for children and not matching the daily limits of food nutrients lead to childhood obesity.
Secondly, social factors including ineffective government policies and irresponsible commercials give rise to childhood obesity. First of all, inefficient government policies have a profound influence on children being obese. The most typical example of these failed government policies is education policies. Specifically, because of the current education requirement and prioritizing the academic subjects in schools, many schools and students minimize the effort that was laid on physical activity classes. For instance, Ffolkes (2010) described "an increasing number of states have taken advantage of loopholes and allowed waivers and exemptions from physical education classes and no progress has been made in requiring daily physical education in all grades K-12". As a result, students avoid the PE classes which are administered for their physical health, leading to childhood obesity. In the second place, irresponsible commercials play a significant role in social factors producing obesity.