Summary: The Epidemic Of Obesity

There is an epidemic sweeping across our nation. It will kill two point eight million people worldwide this year alone. This epidemic is obesity. Luckily you can keep yourself and your family safe. With things healthy eating and exercise, you can keep yourself and those you love from becoming one of the two point eight million.
According to the national institute of health, more than two in three adults in America are either overweight or obese. The numbers are only expected to grow as about one-third of children ages six through nineteen are also overweight or obese. (CDC.gov) Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death behind smoking; and according to a recent study, one in five American deaths are now caused by obesity. (mercola.com) While the numbers are staggering, all of these deaths are entirely preventable. Understandably, it is not always easy or convenient to live a healthy lifestyle. However, it is necessary if you want yourself and your family to live a long healthy life. …show more content…
Your spouse won't care that you've left them to raise your children as a single parent. Except they will. You might thing that your poor health habits could only effect you, however; this is simply not the case. Every time you decide to get an extra dessert or choose fries over vegetables, your child is watching. One day when that child becomes an adult, they will make the same choices they saw you make when they were a child. For this reason, it is imperative to set a good example for your child while you