The success of different kinds of diets in combination with fitness indicates that people are aware of obesity and want to lose weight. However the difficulty is, waistlines continue to swell. The acceleration and the magnitude of obesity suggest that there are other causes besides laziness and overindulgence. Obesity is an escalating issue that is destructive; it has received much attention for the last 10 years. "Where there is a blame there is a claim", this makes people to look for a target to blame for. This raises the issue of who is to blame for obesity, individuals or the food industry. The aim of this study is to answer who is responsible for obesity. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. The second section explains why individuals
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Fields (nd) points out that in today 's world "cyberspace society has taken over, where days and nights are spent sitting in front of a computer screen". Consumption of fast food would not be such a problem if people were willing to work calories off by exercising. It appears that time at work might also play a role. Employees who are working longer than usual hours every week and shift workers have higher risk of obesity because of reduced physical activity. Instead of using their body for instance doing some chores at home, they are sleeping because they are tired. But if people do not have time or are not willing to do some physical activity, they should adjust their dietary needs which means consuming foods with less …show more content…
These compounds have almost no nutritional value to the human body, they easily contribute to weight gain which can lead to obesity. Foods at fast food restaurants contain mostly those compounds. Fast foods are poor in vitamin and fiber, which are necessary for the body. In addition of being high in calories, they can not sustain the hunger because one hour after eating even while consuming more, the hunger will come faster compared to consuming food prepared at home. Junk foods contain more sugar and sodium, these make the food more tasty and tastes can entrain avidity which means eating more than what is needed. The use of oil in fast food restaurants is so frequent, besides obesity, this can also cause cardiovascular
Fields (nd) points out that in today 's world "cyberspace society has taken over, where days and nights are spent sitting in front of a computer screen". Consumption of fast food would not be such a problem if people were willing to work calories off by exercising. It appears that time at work might also play a role. Employees who are working longer than usual hours every week and shift workers have higher risk of obesity because of reduced physical activity. Instead of using their body for instance doing some chores at home, they are sleeping because they are tired. But if people do not have time or are not willing to do some physical activity, they should adjust their dietary needs which means consuming foods with less …show more content…
These compounds have almost no nutritional value to the human body, they easily contribute to weight gain which can lead to obesity. Foods at fast food restaurants contain mostly those compounds. Fast foods are poor in vitamin and fiber, which are necessary for the body. In addition of being high in calories, they can not sustain the hunger because one hour after eating even while consuming more, the hunger will come faster compared to consuming food prepared at home. Junk foods contain more sugar and sodium, these make the food more tasty and tastes can entrain avidity which means eating more than what is needed. The use of oil in fast food restaurants is so frequent, besides obesity, this can also cause cardiovascular