Phrasal Verbs
(not used in the progressive tenses) to be the result of something Most people's insecurities stem from something that happened in their childhood. Language Bankbecause ofexplaining reasons
- The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
- The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.
- The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.
- Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.
- Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.
- Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors as well as environmental ones.
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