Robert L. Peralta claims that obesity tends to result from race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, education level, and socioeconomic status(SES). In "Thinking Sociologically about Sources of Obesity in the United States" he discusses certain issues such as unequal distribution of goods and resources, geographic availability- places of nutritious foods and unhealthy fast-food, factors: time, facilities, and equipment for exercise, also the availability and level of education as regards to nutrition and exercise that affects the health of an individual(Peralta 200-201). Although effectively explaining most of the factors he believes are the cause of obesity, ineffectively, he does not mention key factors to his useful facts and statistics.
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The National Institute of Health supports this by stating that overweight and obesity are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, eighty-two percent, compared to seventy-six percent for Hispanic women and sixty-four percent for non- Hispanic White women("What Causes..."). However, when Peralta mentions race as a factor, to point he is ineffective due to how he neglects to mention any age groups relating to obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), obesity is higher among middle age adults ages forty to fifty-nine years of age, compared to younger adults and adults over sixty("Adult Obesity Facts"). According to this information, being an African American may heighten the risk of becoming obese; however, one must also see that income, along with social class is an affect of obesity as well. A low income family has a hard time obtaining the nutritious foods, they tend to buy more fast food due to the quickness they need before going to one or more of their jobs, and even the price; however, the CDC states that among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men, those with higher incomes are more likely to be obese than those with low income, yet higher income women are less likely to become obese than those with low income("Adult Obesity Facts"). Not only social class, but education will have an affect on obesity, if not educated properly people may not compose the correct healthy decisions.In full circle, considering race, social class, gender and education level African American women and Latino women are most likely to become
The National Institute of Health supports this by stating that overweight and obesity are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, eighty-two percent, compared to seventy-six percent for Hispanic women and sixty-four percent for non- Hispanic White women("What Causes..."). However, when Peralta mentions race as a factor, to point he is ineffective due to how he neglects to mention any age groups relating to obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), obesity is higher among middle age adults ages forty to fifty-nine years of age, compared to younger adults and adults over sixty("Adult Obesity Facts"). According to this information, being an African American may heighten the risk of becoming obese; however, one must also see that income, along with social class is an affect of obesity as well. A low income family has a hard time obtaining the nutritious foods, they tend to buy more fast food due to the quickness they need before going to one or more of their jobs, and even the price; however, the CDC states that among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men, those with higher incomes are more likely to be obese than those with low income, yet higher income women are less likely to become obese than those with low income("Adult Obesity Facts"). Not only social class, but education will have an affect on obesity, if not educated properly people may not compose the correct healthy decisions.In full circle, considering race, social class, gender and education level African American women and Latino women are most likely to become