Hypotroidism In America

60% of Americans are overweight or obese. This means if there were twenty random people in a room, at least thirteen would be at an unhealthy weight. But why is this so? In the nutritional field, fingers are constantly being pointed at different causes for this strange phenomenon. Incidentally I am well aware that this is an unusual topic, however, it seemed to be the perfect as I am dedicated to becoming a nutritionist someday. In fact, I have subjected myself to an experiment a month before in preparation to write a personal paper on this topic. After much research, trials, and personal experiences, I have concluded that the average weight in Americans has increased due to psychological, financial, social, and government factors. The normalization of emotional eating, expensive healthy food, inaccurate food labeling, and social media pandering are the reasons why it has increased. ( I am excluding those who are overweight because of health problems, such as Hypothyroidism as they cannot properly control their weight and should not be …show more content…
HAES stands for healthy at every size. I originally supported this movement because I am a strong believer in body positivity until I found out it was more about. At first, it seemed to support all body types until it started hating anyone who was not morbidly fat. They claim that they aren’t bullying as they are already oppressed and that somehow makes it okay to bash on others for their body type. They tell you that it's okay and healthy to be obese when it is not. Many health problems and risks come with being obese. I am not fat-phobic by any means, but it breaks my heart whenever I see someone encouraging these unhealthy behaviors. It is like telling a smoker to smoke more because they can have healthy, clean lungs just like the non-smokers. This ties into the rate of obesity increasing because before an obese person did not receive as much encouragement as they do