Obesity: A Growing Epidemic

“Today, 2.1 billion, nearly 30% of the world’s population, are either obese or overweight, according to a new, first of it's kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries” (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 1). Obesity is a growing epidemic across the globe, and nearly a third of the world’s population being obese shows that it's growing and getting worse. It brings no good for anyone to be obese, as it makes them fall deeper into health and psychological issues as time passes. Yet, somehow the people of the world unnoticeably contribute to obesity. Men and women, boys and girls across the globe, there must be something we can all do to combat this ongoing struggle of obesity in the world and together, we can help lower obesity …show more content…
For example, the statistic stated above says that almost one-third of the world’s population is overweight or obese, proving that more than two-thirds of the world is not considered obese. “Worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since the 1980” ( European Association for the Study of Obesity, 1). Two-thirds is not obese, but one-third is and that is a very large number, especially since there has been a large growth in total overall obesity in the last decades. Although dramatic increase are seen parents do not take action for the sake of childhood obesity. “ A child’s total diet and activity level play an important role in determining a child’s weight. Today, many children spend a lot of time being inactive. A child spends approximately four hours a day watching television” (Hendrick, 1). Parents may pass off bad eating habits to their children and therefore causes them not eat healthy anymore. When a parent eats healthy their children will recognize what is healthy or not, but when parents have fast-food present everyday, the children will be learn to eat that constantly. They also let children play video games or be on their phones everyday for hours, which decreases the time that children are active outside. The less active means they will not lose excess weight that is gained through burgers, chips, soda, etc., which is why children nowadays are obese since they follow their parent’s food habits are not motivated by their parents to get some exercise. Many parents need to realize that they are gradually aiding in making their children be overweight/obese and need to set an example for them. As seen, obesity is a problem in the present, and an epidemic for the future, so there must be something done right