New Generations: The Rise Of Obese Families In The United States

In recent years the world, and specifically America, has seen a rise in obese children and adults. New generations are growing up with technologies that make life simpler, many claiming that it is causing the generations to be lazy, but growing up and trying to raise a family in harsh economic times can cause a negative impact on a person’s body. Since the housing market crashed in 2008, the lifestyle of many American’s has changed. Families have seen an outrageous amount of people become unemployed due to a lack of jobs which has created financial hardships, parents have had to spend an increased amount of time working to provide for their families, and stress has become a constant feeling for thousands of families. As the dynamic of households changed, the body suffered as families strived to keep food on the table while still having time to enjoy life. …show more content…
Several families had two sources of income but once the economy began struggling, many families had to rely on only one source of income. As less income streamed into families homes parents had to look for ways to cut back on the cost of living and one way to do that was with food expenses. Typically, the healthiest food is the most expensive and in times of financial hardships, it can be hard to buy organic and other healthy foods. Buying in bulk is one way to reduce the price of groceries and organic foods cannot be bought in bulk, making families resort to less nutritious foods. Parents and kids were consuming foods that had higher sodium, sugar, and saturated fat contents, which contributes to an increase in one’s body