Obesity is the condition of being exceedingly fat or overweight. It is determined by a person’s body mass index (BMI) percentile. BMI is defined as the subject's weight divided by their height in inches squared and is then calculated. Obesity increases an individual’s chances of many health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and countless more medical problems (Staff, 2015). Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility. A few cases may be caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications, or mental illness, but most are caused by the choices, and surroundings of the individual. A rather obvious cause of obesity is poor food and diet. The daily consumption of calories can help or hurt your health and weight. By choosing healthy food and diet patterns, the risk of obesity and many other diseases such as diabetes significantly reduces (SOURCE TWO!!!).
Chronic food shortage as well as malnutrition have been a plague of mankind for a very long time in history. Now, currently, there is a worldwide epidemic of obesity, which is only a few decades old. The scarcity of food throughout the majority of history had led to the connections that being overweight was good; if you were fat, …show more content…
The conflict theory was originated by Karl Marx who focused on the conflict between the middle class and the working class and the poor (BOOK). The powerful people of the nation impact the rise of obesity in a way that the quality of food and medical treatment differs greatly. The inequalities in society among social class, gender, and race and ethnicity lie within manufacturing, distributing, and food production. People from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to become obese; once they become overweight the inadequate amount of health care makes it very difficult for them to create a healthier
Chronic food shortage as well as malnutrition have been a plague of mankind for a very long time in history. Now, currently, there is a worldwide epidemic of obesity, which is only a few decades old. The scarcity of food throughout the majority of history had led to the connections that being overweight was good; if you were fat, …show more content…
The conflict theory was originated by Karl Marx who focused on the conflict between the middle class and the working class and the poor (BOOK). The powerful people of the nation impact the rise of obesity in a way that the quality of food and medical treatment differs greatly. The inequalities in society among social class, gender, and race and ethnicity lie within manufacturing, distributing, and food production. People from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to become obese; once they become overweight the inadequate amount of health care makes it very difficult for them to create a healthier