So many individuals who are obese really do not even know that they are. They tend to be so set in their lifestyle, being overweight just becomes part of the norm. Many factors come in to play with obesity. The environment we are in is the greatest factor of all. Our very busy lives would be a major contributor to this theory. With all that is going on in peoples’ lives, there is very little time for good, healthy, cooked meals. The fast food trend has become our means of meals. With this trend of eating comes food high in fat, calories, cholesterol and all of the ingredients for an unhealthy and obese weight in the making. Another environmental factor is the general populations’ idea of activities. Instead of getting up and out to actually go do something physical, video games and computers now fill up our past time. Getting exercise or doing some activity would be a great benefit to fighting off …show more content…
The less healthy a person is, the more expensive the treatment becomes. This in turn affects even those who are healthy when it comes to health care premiums. Doctors and specialists charge more for treatment, who in turn charge the insurance companies more and at the bottom of that downward spiral is the consumer who ends up paying the most. By diseases increasing, so will the costs of medical care. For those who do have existing health care already, premiums are sure to go up with increasing medical costs. The aging population will find themselves in a medical bind with the decreasing benefits for social security and