Pathophysiologic Disease In America

According to the article, “AMA Declares Obesity a Disease”, written by Marcia Frellick, “Over ⅓ of America is obese” (Medscape 1). Obesity is supposedly accepted as a disease now. Therefore, over ⅓ of America has a disease. Just take a second and think about how many people walk around everyday are either overweight or obese. Today, America has accepted obesity as being a pathophysiologic disease. Pathophysiology is the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome. What is obesity though? How can someone realize they are not overweight, but obese?
Body mass which exceeds over 30 indicates the patient is obese. Obesity is having an excessive amount of body fat. For example, a person who is 5’2 and is about 200 pounds (muscle mass not included) is obese. What is the actual definition of a disease? A disorder which affects a person 's everyday life is known as a disease. A disease also causes other …show more content…
Salads from restaurants are expensive. Face it, trying to live a healthy lifestyle is expensive. The people who want to try to lose weight cannot because they might not be able to afford it. In the market, salad that is already cut up and put in bags is about $3.00 or more. Junk food is cheaper, and that is why people buy it more than healthy food; plus it is good. It is hard to understand the way America works. People want to be healthy, but on the other hand, healthy food is expensive and makes people not want to buy it. Obesity does not just come from being inactive or an unhealthy eater. Gene’s can play a part in a person’s weight. If both parents are obese, then most likely the child will be overweight. It is just in the genetics. This is where obesity could possibly tie in with being a disease. This can also be similar to their families lifestyle. A family who eats together will most likely weigh the same. With help though, weight can easily be