A new study shows that children and teens are becoming more overweight everywhere in the world, not just in the USA!! It's an unbelievable, global epidemic that's affecting just about every country in the entire world--wow! The researchers found that the main causes for weight gain are...can you guess??...not enough exercise AND too much junk food--well that's a no-brainer! They didn't need research to tell us that!! They also said that the increase in snack food and fast food marketing is reaching every corner of the world, no matter how remote. This is apparently making the problem much worse. It seems that kids and teens become brainwashed into eating unhealthy foods that they see and hear about on TV, magazines, internet and radio. So...what can you (and your parents) do? Become educated about what the media wants you to believe--you don't have to run out and buy every fast food or snack food that you see advertised (no matter how tempting). Your body will thank you for pausing and recognizing that TV and all the other media sources are trying to get you to spend your money on their products--they aren't really interested in whether or not these will keep you healthy.