Argumentative Essay On Obesity

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, there are a high amount of adults in America over 20 years old with some form of weight problem. 33.1% of these adults are overweight, 35.7% are obese, and 6.3% suffer with extreme obesity, only 31.2% are at a healthy weight. Such a widespread presence of weight issues not only constitutes a negative stereotype, but another series of questions. Since the issue is so rampant, does that make obesity a disease? In November 2013, the American Heart Association changed its guidelines so that obesity was now considered a disease, which caused a significant amount of controversy to rise (heart.org). However, following definitional standards, obesity should not be considered

Childhood obesity has become one of the greatest health challenges in the world and will more than likely go on to be the country’s most important health problem in the future. It occurs when children have excess body fat due to their poor nutrition and unhealthy eating habits. Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States that is putting children at risk for poor health. Like many other serious health conditions, childhood obesity can have immediate and long-term effects on a child’s health.

Obesity has increased in numbers rapidly over the years. It is now considered a dangerous epidemic. Variety different arguments have been considered as to why obesity has increased. Many blame it on the consumers, but can it be the fault of someone else.

As years go by American weight struggle has been getting worse. People with diabetes today has more than double since 1994. While there are ways to help bring down obesity, most companies have not taken action. There are many factors to why obesity has only been increasing all these years.

if you want to stick to the obesity argument you might want to think of arguments such as 'should the government be doing more to tackle the problem or is it up to the individual?' or 'How is it people can allow themselves to get that far into bad health(obesity)?' (might be more of a Psychology question though..) A good one for looking at arguments relating to the fast food industry is 'Super-Size me' that documentary, that might give you some more ideas about arguments, to look into some of the issues that Morgan Spurlock touches on, (size of food portions, advertising, health related problems of obesity, etc..)

Although the food industry does not play a major role in the obesity epidemic in America, it does plays a key one because they produced the food that goes into your mouth. Most people don’t know what goes on in the pre-shipping face of the food that goes on the shelve of a grocery store. American manufacturers, pump their food full of sugar, salt, hydrogenated oils, saturated fats, preservatives, dyes, artificial flavors,

Childhood obesity has now reached an epidemic in several parts of the United States. As a result, children now have a higher risk to have numerous chronic and acute medical problems. Several of the long-lasting medical problems a child might face as a result of obesity could eventually result in death. In addition to chronic medical problems, childhood obesity has severe psychosocial effects on an individual such as low self-esteem and depression. Childhood obesity is a serious problem that is caused by a numerous amount of factors that can eventually lead to severe health complications.

Today, I feel that the food that is being served in America’s schools has had a considerable contribution on the epidemic of obesity in our country. If the government were to intervene in regulating the guidelines for lunches served in schools, I believe this epidemic would decline significantly. This being said, I understand the difficulties that this type of change entails, and the amount of funds it would take to implement. In my opinion, however, I feel as though this change is necessary to the education of our future generation on healthy eating habits and the importance of a balanced meal. It is become noticed that parents in today’s age have a hard time adhering to a healthy diet for themselves, let alone their children, and this could be a step to remedy that and give incentive to parents to feed their children and families in a more suitable manner.

Obesity is an extensive problem in the United States. “25% of children in poorer areas are obese, compared to about 11% in more affluent areas”(Ellen). People believe that other causes of obesity are significant, but others believe it is from financial standing. These are controversial among researchers, health professionals, or nutritionists. SNAP helps impoverished people to eat healthier with the help of financial security. Obesity rates will decrease when encouraging SNAP users to eat healthier.

For the past decade and a half, the children diagnosed with obesity has tripled affecting not only the children, but also the nation’s economy, and will soon be impacting the productivity of this country. According to mayoclinic.org; childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects both children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. It is time for congress to step in and help take control of this epidemic. Childhood obesity is not a personal problem considering the future of The United States depends on whether the government decides to take authority.

Childhood obesity is an epidemic across the United States of America as well as it is in California. Obesity can lead to multiple types of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and many other factors that can affect the body and the mind. Our environment that we live in that provides technology, the cultural living styles have also changed from a couple decades ago, and the lifestyle that we have evolved over time. The quality of food continues to change and we have new technology like yelp to look at new kinds of restaurants with new dishes. New fast food chains and desserts are booming every day. A different type of dessert hype continues to develop in our society today because it’s the trend. Our children learn from our hype and from our technology. Childhood obesity continues to affect children in many different angles throughout society.

The consumer is to blame for their obesity because nobody is forcing them to eat unhealthy food nor shoving it down their throat. For example, in the article “Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables” by Mark Bittman he says, “The average American consumes 44.7 gallons of soft drinks annually” (New York Times, 2011). Forty-four point seven gallons of soda is a ridiculous amount of soda put into our bodies. People must start taking responsibility and stop drinking soda and instead of soda they should drink water. In addition, Mark Bittman states, “one third of all Americans either have diabetes or are pre-diabetic” (New York Times, 2011). The consumer should stop eating food that contains lots of sugar and start eating healthier food. It is the consumer fault because doctors tell them that it is bad for their body and it is causing them to have diabetes. Furthermore, in the article, “Attacking the Obesity Epidemic by First Figuring Out Its Cause” by Jane E. Brady, the author says, “I had to walk or bike many blocks to buy an ice cream cone” (New York Times, 2011). Currently people take the metro or they call an Uber to come and pick them up so that they can go places. Not many people walk because they have these new apps were they just call and the Uber comes and pick you up. The consumer is to blame because they are the ones eating all the unhealthy foods so they should start eating healthier foods.

America, the pride of its inhabitants, the glory from centuries of sacrifices from soldiers who exhibited patriotism, the center of reforms and movements - and the home of overweight, greedy scavengers. Yes, that’s right, America, the social glory of the obese. With so many social trends, such as fashion and social media, follow strokes and heart attacks from the overwhelmed body. It’s quite sad really, to view the body be attacked not from a virus or a fatal injury but due to itself. The body, no longer properly functioning correctly under its own weight, remains not as just the individual’s weight concern but a national embarrassment. The issue is getting larger, literally.

The issue that I chose to research about was obesity in children and why it is becoming more relevant and time continues. I chose a recent article from San Francisco Chronicle that explains a recent survey that was conducted and what their plan is to try to fix it. In this article, a national report was done comparing children and adult body mass indexes. “The 2016 National Survey of Children's Health found that 30 percent of Wisconsin children ages 10 to 17 are overweight or obese, while the state's adult rate of obesity is 31 percent” (2017). Because of these results, health officials are very concerned and are trying to fix the problem. Because of this concern, health prfessionals are trying to teach parents to start to fix the problem from home.by having parents provide a better diet and exercise routine for their children.

    Two thirds of American adults are obese or overweight. Obesity is a silent killer that is taking over the United States slowly but surely. People do not typically realize how serious obesity is and it gets joked about, humiliating those who are affected. Obesity is not a joke, it is a disease that is killing everyone’s family, friends and neighbors. Obesity alone is detrimental to the health of an individual, it causes many adverse effects to the body that are often difficult to repair or cure.