I am an overweight individual in the United States and I am aware that I am simply a statistic in a growing national problem, however, I do not suffer from diabetes and high cholesterol which often come from being overweight. I have an underlying problem just like everyone else who suffers from a syndrome, disease or illness. For someone to tell me that I am a problem and a statistic along with a group of people who need to change to better our society is wrong.
We are a nation widely known for consuming fast food and partaking in eating challenges that contribute to America’s inclining weight gain. Nearly 69% of adults in the United States being obese or overweight (CDC). With a variety of adults and children experiencing a life of being overweight, …show more content…
In her documentary it follows Katie as she gains 50 pounds by consuming more than 6,000 calories per day before losing it all to show how simple it is to lose weight (ABCNews). This woman intentionally chose to put on the weight but accuses people who are overweight that they are the reason she needed to prove that it’s simple to lose the weight and does not understand unique medical and mental circumstances that causes a person to become …show more content…
“There isn’t a reason for being overweight, if I can get off my ass and lose the weight so can they.” By saying this and fighting with a counselor it shows how incapable she is in understanding everyone’s unique case. A strong idea that Hopkins doesn’t seem to understand is the mental trauma overweight men and women suffer from. Dysthymia or chronic depression is well-known in the overweight community because it can cause over eating (WebMD). In several episodes of TLC’s “My 600 Pound Life,” typically follows a person who struggles with their weight and shows signs of chronic depression and overeating. Millions of obese and overweight cases in the United States are a result of Chronic Depression, for less than half of those Americans it starts before the weight gain and is hard to cure (WebMD). Knowing a couple of friends and family members who suffer from chronic depression at first they don’t believe there is an underlying problem and blames people for their problems. This prevents them from getting better and unfortunately leads them to gain more weight or waste money on weight loss
We are a nation widely known for consuming fast food and partaking in eating challenges that contribute to America’s inclining weight gain. Nearly 69% of adults in the United States being obese or overweight (CDC). With a variety of adults and children experiencing a life of being overweight, …show more content…
In her documentary it follows Katie as she gains 50 pounds by consuming more than 6,000 calories per day before losing it all to show how simple it is to lose weight (ABCNews). This woman intentionally chose to put on the weight but accuses people who are overweight that they are the reason she needed to prove that it’s simple to lose the weight and does not understand unique medical and mental circumstances that causes a person to become …show more content…
“There isn’t a reason for being overweight, if I can get off my ass and lose the weight so can they.” By saying this and fighting with a counselor it shows how incapable she is in understanding everyone’s unique case. A strong idea that Hopkins doesn’t seem to understand is the mental trauma overweight men and women suffer from. Dysthymia or chronic depression is well-known in the overweight community because it can cause over eating (WebMD). In several episodes of TLC’s “My 600 Pound Life,” typically follows a person who struggles with their weight and shows signs of chronic depression and overeating. Millions of obese and overweight cases in the United States are a result of Chronic Depression, for less than half of those Americans it starts before the weight gain and is hard to cure (WebMD). Knowing a couple of friends and family members who suffer from chronic depression at first they don’t believe there is an underlying problem and blames people for their problems. This prevents them from getting better and unfortunately leads them to gain more weight or waste money on weight loss