In the United States today, obesity has become an enormous issue. Just in the last two decades the obesity rate has highly increased. Food chains lure society into constantly eating. They even give out coupons and have deals to appeal more people. The eating habits of society is becoming quite harmful and is starting to produce gluttonous children, over-indulgent adults, and food industries more focused on sales than their customer’s health. Obesity can begin at any age. Many children in today’s society are overweight. This sets them up for health problems later in life. Some of the health risks of obesity are: high blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart problems. Children who are obese also tend to feel less secure, less happy, and
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“The Pentagon, for example, already considers obesity a national security threat because an estimated 27 percent of young Americans between the ages of 17 and 24, prime recruiting targets for the US armed forces, are too fat to fight.” (Mokad, 1). Obese people are more susceptible to vulnerability towards negative attitudes in places of employment, schools, medical facilities, the media, and interpersonal relationships. This can result in forms of discrimination, such as employment discrimination as to where an obese employee is denied a position or promotion due to their appearance; despite being appropriately qualified (Obesity, Bias, and Stigma, 1). Experimental studies have found that when a resume has a picture of an overweight person, the overweight applicant is rated more negatively and is less likely to be hired. Other research shows that overweight employees are sought to have negative stereotypes such as: being lazy, sloppy, and less competent. In addition, overweight employees may suffer wage penalties, have lower paying jobs, and are less likely to get promoted than non-overweight people with the same qualifications. In school, students who are obese can face harassment and critique from peers, as well as negative attitudes from teachers (Obesity, Bias, and Stigma, 3). In college some researchers found out that qualified overweight students have a lower chance to be accepted to college than their normal weight peers. In medical facilities, biased attitudes toward obese patients have been recorded among doctors, therapists, and nurses. These biases include perceptions that obese patients are unintelligent, unsuccessful, unpleasant, and lazy. One consequence of negative attitudes by health care professionals is that obese patients may avoid medical care because of these negative experiences. Research has proved that obese patients are more likely to cancel appointments and preventive health
“The Pentagon, for example, already considers obesity a national security threat because an estimated 27 percent of young Americans between the ages of 17 and 24, prime recruiting targets for the US armed forces, are too fat to fight.” (Mokad, 1). Obese people are more susceptible to vulnerability towards negative attitudes in places of employment, schools, medical facilities, the media, and interpersonal relationships. This can result in forms of discrimination, such as employment discrimination as to where an obese employee is denied a position or promotion due to their appearance; despite being appropriately qualified (Obesity, Bias, and Stigma, 1). Experimental studies have found that when a resume has a picture of an overweight person, the overweight applicant is rated more negatively and is less likely to be hired. Other research shows that overweight employees are sought to have negative stereotypes such as: being lazy, sloppy, and less competent. In addition, overweight employees may suffer wage penalties, have lower paying jobs, and are less likely to get promoted than non-overweight people with the same qualifications. In school, students who are obese can face harassment and critique from peers, as well as negative attitudes from teachers (Obesity, Bias, and Stigma, 3). In college some researchers found out that qualified overweight students have a lower chance to be accepted to college than their normal weight peers. In medical facilities, biased attitudes toward obese patients have been recorded among doctors, therapists, and nurses. These biases include perceptions that obese patients are unintelligent, unsuccessful, unpleasant, and lazy. One consequence of negative attitudes by health care professionals is that obese patients may avoid medical care because of these negative experiences. Research has proved that obese patients are more likely to cancel appointments and preventive health