Obesity is Swallowing up your Country Obesity is linked to more worldwide deaths than starvation. The U.S Government is not doing enough to improve on this issue in America. Throughout the years, diseases that come from nutritional deficiency have been replaced with an imbalance of nutrients. There has been a dietary increase over the last 30 years, along with a decrease of exercise. More than half of the world’s population lives in a country where obesity is among one of the leading health risks. The U.S especially, which has many deaths linked to obesity. The permanent solution to this major problem can’t be achieved individually. To drastically decrease the obesity epidemic, everyone needs to
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There are numerous diet issues that lead to obesity. To name a few would be the consumption of fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugar, energy and weight control. The conclusion that the Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health had was that the high intake of fat and sugar, along with minimal exercise was the main factor of obesity in American’s. To continue, society now lives more conveniently and is able to get food faster, and cheaper due to the abundance of food supply. It is believed that our cells are a cause too, “In medical terms, this is called an obesogenic environment. In this type of environment, the genes that were once responsible for keeping us alive, are now the ones responsible for keeping us …show more content…
This includes children and adolescents. Childhood obesity rates have tripled since 1980. Being overweight while also developing increases the risk of high cholesterol, respiratory conditions, orthopedic, and psychological problems. Most obese adolescents begin having self esteem issues. Which can eventually lead to clinical depression. Moreover, obese children have a 70 percent chance of becoming obese adults, this only generates more health complications(Bishop, Jennifer). Obesity is one of the top leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S. after smoking. But if the pattern continues, it can be the number one leading cause of deaths by next year. This would be from the result of lethal obesity associated problems like, heart disease, cancer and diabetes (Journal of the American Medical Association). The numbers are only rising, so why has a plan not been set up? Obesity is costs lives and money in society and needs to be tackled. There are 500 million people world wide who have been affected by obesity but the rates are going to remain especially since obesity has no been given the amount of attention it
There are numerous diet issues that lead to obesity. To name a few would be the consumption of fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugar, energy and weight control. The conclusion that the Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health had was that the high intake of fat and sugar, along with minimal exercise was the main factor of obesity in American’s. To continue, society now lives more conveniently and is able to get food faster, and cheaper due to the abundance of food supply. It is believed that our cells are a cause too, “In medical terms, this is called an obesogenic environment. In this type of environment, the genes that were once responsible for keeping us alive, are now the ones responsible for keeping us …show more content…
This includes children and adolescents. Childhood obesity rates have tripled since 1980. Being overweight while also developing increases the risk of high cholesterol, respiratory conditions, orthopedic, and psychological problems. Most obese adolescents begin having self esteem issues. Which can eventually lead to clinical depression. Moreover, obese children have a 70 percent chance of becoming obese adults, this only generates more health complications(Bishop, Jennifer). Obesity is one of the top leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S. after smoking. But if the pattern continues, it can be the number one leading cause of deaths by next year. This would be from the result of lethal obesity associated problems like, heart disease, cancer and diabetes (Journal of the American Medical Association). The numbers are only rising, so why has a plan not been set up? Obesity is costs lives and money in society and needs to be tackled. There are 500 million people world wide who have been affected by obesity but the rates are going to remain especially since obesity has no been given the amount of attention it