# task-2-sample-essay-child-obesity

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IELTS Essay – Child Obesity 
This causes and effects model essay is about obesity in children. 
You specifically have to talk about the causes (reasons) of the increase in overweight children, 
and explain the effects (results) of this. 
This particular essay is organized as follows: 
Body 1: Causes 
Body 2: Effects 
Of course it is also possible to have a 3 body paragraph essay. For example: 
Body 1: Causes 
Body 2: Causes 
Body 3: Effects 
Or: 
Body 1: Causes 
Body 2: Effects 
Body 3: Effects 
However, remember not to write too little on one part. For example, if you wrote one very short 
paragraph about 'causes' with little support and most of your essay on 'effects', you may then be 
seen to have not fully answered both parts of the question. 
Another possible way of organizing it is to put each cause and its effect within a separate 
paragraph: 
Body 1: Cause 1 - Effect 
Body 2: Cause 2 - Effect 
If you do this though, each particular cause must relate to that specific effect.  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Example Essay 10 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 
Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist 
knowledge of the following topic. 
The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased 
by almost 20% in the last ten years. 
Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend. 
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your 
own experience or knowledge. 
You should write at least 250 words. 
 
 
Causes and Effects Essay - Model Answer  
Over the last ten years, Western societies have seen close to a 20% rise in the number of children 
who are overweight. This essay will discuss some reasons why this has occurred and examine the 
consequences of this worrying trend. 
The main cause of this problem is poor diet. Over the last decade there has been a prolific 
increase in the number of fast food restaurants. For example, on nearly every high street there is 
a MacDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut. The food in these places has been 
proven to be very unhealthy, and much of the advertising is targeted at children, thus ensuring 
that they constitute the bulk of the customers of these establishments. However, it is not only due 
to eating out, but also the type of diet many children have at home. A lot of food consumed is 
processed food, especially with regards to ready-made meals which are a quick and easy option 
for parents who are working hard.  
The effects of this have been and will continue to be very serious. Firstly, there has been a large 
increase in health related diseases amongst children, especially diabetes. This debilitating illness 
means a child has to be injected with insulin for the rest of their life. Not only this, very 
overweight children often experience bullying from other children, which may affect their 
mental health. The negative stigma of being overweight may also affect self-esteem. 
To sum up, it is evident that there are several causes of obesity amongst children, and a variety of 
negative effects. Society must ensure steps are taken to prevent this problem from deteriorating 
further.  
(272  words)