Essay On The Effects Of Obesity In America

Obesity is a serious issue that causes several negative impacts in the United States as well as in the whole world, and although many experts in the country are trying to get rid of obesity, it is almost impossible to do so. In my second essay, I’ve learned many things about obesity that I never knew before thanks to the internet resources and library. But, in the end, I think the most important concept that I learned about my problem is how obesity able to create negative impact in the U.S economy.
Despite the fact that many people understand about how obesity can afflict adults as well as children with physical illnesses and how those individuals might have larger chances to encounter with social criticism and psychological problems than others, it still shocks them to know that obesity is strongly effect the economy of United States. In my essay, medical complications associated with obesity is proven to cost billions of dollar a year and the money that patients have to pay for health care is estimated at ten thousand dollars per person. Not only that, …show more content…
People, especially in America, have really bad diet. They consume high amounts of energy, particularly from fat and sugars but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activities most of the time, therefore the energy is stored by the body and become fat. Poor education is another reason that can lead to obesity, children with zero knowledge about vegetables or healthy, nutritious products are most likely to become obese and the chances that they will raise their children in the same way is extremely high. Lack of education leads to a large percentage of obese people because they don’t know what and what not to