Benjamin Caballero is applying knowledge to how obesity started and what we can do to prevent it. His article expresses the main points of this epidemic and what the term obesity really means. To him obesity has become a really big issue and not only is it affecting adults but its affecting children’s also. He goes into every research he can find to see what factors are associated with this widespread, and what other factors can help prevent this. One thing benjamin looked into was the way to get rid of fat weight is to put yourself in a positive energy balance which is stated by the law of thermodynamics. Benjamin realizes that kids don’t do physical activity that much and instead they watch a lot of television which increases an appetite
