State of health of modern youth

State of health of modern youth has a direct impact on the country's human resources, its security and political stability.

Factors, which influence the health of young people

Poor environmental conditions are very harmful for children. They may have serious health problems in the future.

One of the serious problems is - low physical activity among young people. In modern world it is considered to be a social disease.
Children are paying a huge amount of time to computers or mobile phones, but not to education and sport.
Low physical activity among young people

Long sitting at the desk at school may cause slouch and spinal deformity.

STATISTICS
Percentage of students who say they are engaged in sports.

The main cause of obesity is high-calorie food, because it contains a lot of sugar and fat.
Many parents do not consider it as a disease.
High level of overweight and obesity among children

Overweight and obesity are major risk factors
for a number of chronic diseases.

Depression
The main reason of depression is excessive emotional load.
It may occur because of problems at school, exams, quarrels with parents, teachers and friends.

Bad habits
The main reasons of smoking are:
- imitation of adults and other teenagers,
- a sense of something new and interesting,
- desire to appear older and independent.
Nowadays, more than half of the students in the upper grades drink alcohol regularly.

We must educate the culture of healthy lifestyle in our children.

The health of future generations is in our hands.