Article Analysis: Obesity At A Glance In America

Obesity at a Glance in America

Rikki Higgs

Mrs. Abernathy
English IIV
10 December 2013

Rikki Higgs
Mrs. Abernathy
English IV
10 December 2013
Obesity at a Glance in America
In America, obesity rates have shot up exorbitantly high in the latest year. Obesity, which is a form of overweight, has become a common problem throughout America (Macnair, Trisha). Even though obesity is excess proportion of total body fat, it can cause major damage. Obesity is a health condition where a person body weight is abnormal to their height. When being describe as obese, that means the weight is 30 and more percent of fat over the ideal weight. It has become an escalating epidemic that is very outrageous
American is the richest but yet the fattest nation in the world. However, obese comes from Latin which means to “eat”. Nonetheless it was only in the nineteenth century that most people in the western world who began to have slacking of the food. Romans use to tickle their throats to vomit the food so that there want be a possibility of becoming obese. A study by Harvard Medical School in the 1990’s found that young people who dieted regularly were more likely to get overweight than those who did not. CDC predicts 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030 which is 32 million
People imperceptibly become obese and do not even know until that doctor visit. A major thing that causes Americans to be obese is the fast food that is so accessible to us. All fast foods have copious amounts of calories and fat just in one burger; this isn’t even including the French fries or soft drink someone may order. The first factor would be that individuals can choose what to eat. Second would be the food companies that make the unhealthy food. Third would be the government for having taxes that cause people to buy the least expensive foods. Toxins all around is making majority of us fat. As you get older, your body's ability to metabolize food slows down. Environmental factors include lifestyle behaviors such as what a person eats and how active he or she is. Psychological factors, such as depression and low self-esteem may, in some cases, also play a role in weight gain. The medication some people are taking may also have a responsibility to someone becoming overweight.
Obesity cause physical problems, psychological, social and economic well-being problems. The more a person is overweight the greater risk of death. There is so much negative connotation directed towards obese people. Others start teasing and bullying those who are not the same size as them. Social discriminating against obese