Although some people haven’t noticed how many pounds Americans have been putting on in the past few years, obesity is becoming a growing problem in this country. “According to the American Heart Association, as of 2004, among U.S citizens age 20 years and older...64 million are considered obese” (Lee and Brenda Lerner 3066). Obesity is considered a medical condition as it can cause serious problems for someone’s health. Environmental factors have a significant impact on the likelihood that someone may become obese, but treatments and awareness of this condition could help stall or even reverse the rising obesity rates in the United States. Obesity occurs when a person takes in more calories than they burn a day. The body converts calories into energy and when that energy is not used, it is stored in fat cells until it needs to be used. The bigger the fat cells
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Overeating is a concern when it comes to risk of obesity. Restaurants and household meals (including convenient tv dinners) have progressed into giant portion sizes not appropriate for one person. According to Carrie Fredericks, “While the U.S. government recommends a diet with an average of 2,000 calories a day, the average american eats about 2,700 calories a day” (23). After World War 퍪, people’s lives became more sedentary yet faced paced. Americans were looking for a more convenient and quick way to have meals. Fast food became more prominent in a family’s daily meal. With an unusually high caloric content, low nutritional value and big portions, people would need more exercise than normal to be able to burn off extra calories from these kinds of food (Fredericks 23-24). These problems, combined with the lack of exercise among the population - mostly due to long periods of video games, television and sedentary jobs becoming more prevalent - the risk for weight gain could become inevitable (Harvard Men’s Health Watch
Overeating is a concern when it comes to risk of obesity. Restaurants and household meals (including convenient tv dinners) have progressed into giant portion sizes not appropriate for one person. According to Carrie Fredericks, “While the U.S. government recommends a diet with an average of 2,000 calories a day, the average american eats about 2,700 calories a day” (23). After World War 퍪, people’s lives became more sedentary yet faced paced. Americans were looking for a more convenient and quick way to have meals. Fast food became more prominent in a family’s daily meal. With an unusually high caloric content, low nutritional value and big portions, people would need more exercise than normal to be able to burn off extra calories from these kinds of food (Fredericks 23-24). These problems, combined with the lack of exercise among the population - mostly due to long periods of video games, television and sedentary jobs becoming more prevalent - the risk for weight gain could become inevitable (Harvard Men’s Health Watch