Obesity in Unites States today has become a nationwide problem. For the last few decades, the number of people overweight has increased dramatically in every each year. In fact, if we were to compare the obesity rates in the 1980 to 2011-2012, we would see that there is a huge difference in the number of people being obese back then and now. Back in 1980, the time when America started to goes crazy in dieting, jumping onto the treadmills, and buying prepackaged non-fat foods, only a third of our adult population has only become obese. However in 2011-2012, it has shown that there has been an increase the last few years as “more than a third of our adults (34.9 percent) were obese (State of Obesity).” Therefore, if we were to look at America
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Some risks are type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks, colon cancer, prostate cancer, hyperlipidemia, and breast cancer. It is obvious easy and simple to gain weight in a matter of time. When people consume more calories than their body can burn, the body will store these calories as fat tissue. However, there are those that have good metabolism and appetite that can lose weight after eating less calories and getting into more exercise more often. If we were to look into more of the reason why obesity is so high than it is fault of the people’s eating habit and their lifestyle that plays the biggest role in their overall health. Thus, some symptoms of obesity come in many ways and different forms as it affect people physically, emotionally, and mentally. In conclusion, there are no benefits to being overweight (Eating Disorders and …show more content…
Two ways for parents to prevent their children from becoming obese early and later in life is to be better role models for their children and set examples of a good lifestyle. It is important to regulate how much a child should eat and what they eat. Less eating junk food and high-calorie snack foods would help many, many others. Also limiting the amount of time watching TV and computer or cellphones could increase physical activity and outdoor activity. Treating obesity and overweight is not limiting the amount we consume and what we eat, it about setting up a lifelong pattern of making good healthy choices. It is better to makes life to be more fulfilling, worth living for, and longer lasting. As we see, the problem of obesity is not just about food, it is about an entire
Some risks are type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks, colon cancer, prostate cancer, hyperlipidemia, and breast cancer. It is obvious easy and simple to gain weight in a matter of time. When people consume more calories than their body can burn, the body will store these calories as fat tissue. However, there are those that have good metabolism and appetite that can lose weight after eating less calories and getting into more exercise more often. If we were to look into more of the reason why obesity is so high than it is fault of the people’s eating habit and their lifestyle that plays the biggest role in their overall health. Thus, some symptoms of obesity come in many ways and different forms as it affect people physically, emotionally, and mentally. In conclusion, there are no benefits to being overweight (Eating Disorders and …show more content…
Two ways for parents to prevent their children from becoming obese early and later in life is to be better role models for their children and set examples of a good lifestyle. It is important to regulate how much a child should eat and what they eat. Less eating junk food and high-calorie snack foods would help many, many others. Also limiting the amount of time watching TV and computer or cellphones could increase physical activity and outdoor activity. Treating obesity and overweight is not limiting the amount we consume and what we eat, it about setting up a lifelong pattern of making good healthy choices. It is better to makes life to be more fulfilling, worth living for, and longer lasting. As we see, the problem of obesity is not just about food, it is about an entire