N. Jay Sorensen states in one of her articles about obesity in America “Obesity continues to be one of America's most mentioned topics in the media today. Often citing the increased incidence of disease because we American's are fat. Why, we eat out too often, we do not make the right menu choices, and most importantly--we are not active enough to compensate for the intake of high calorie foods consumed every day.” It is obvious that obesity is becoming a real issue because of food. Also, obesity is not only about the outlook, it has a serious comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, elevated cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks , strokes, and other chronic diseases. But whose fault is this? Can we only blame …show more content…
Trogdon, Joel W. Cohen and William Dietz in their data watch in health affairs “The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.” In other words, “cheap” food is the most expensive food; paying couple dollars as a down payment at the restaurant and the rest which is a couple thousands on the medical bill years later. The real cost of food is not on the price tag but in the ingredients list and how it was processed. Second of all, trying to pick the best places and the healthiest food is really hard and expensive and when it is found it gets boring because of limited choices. If somebody is willing to list the names of fast food restaurants he or she would be really bored counting them but if he or she was asked to list the fast food places that have healthy food it would be a hard task. Moreover, the rate of healthy food in their menus is limited so people will have limited choices getting healthy food. Consequently people will go back to meals that has disastrous ingredients like saturated fat. For example, Maya W. Paul and Lawrence Robinson state in their article about healthy fast food “A single meal of a Double Whopper with cheese, a medium order of fries, and an apple pie from Burger King contains more saturated fat than the American Heart Association recommends we consume in two days.” This is actually a calamity for
If gluttony is one of the seven sins then we have many sinners in America. Obesity is a large problem in this country and more needs to be done to combat obesity. No one good solution, I believe, has been proposed to solve this epidemic. Jonathan Swift had an ingenious proposal to solve the problems of Ireland by feeding the children to the rich, after they reached the age of one. His proposal would have been beneficial because it would have solved many other problems. I have a solution to the obesity in this country that will solve several problems and benefit the country and its people. After people reach maturity and if their stomachs stick out more than 4 inches past their chest cavity, that area between the pectorals,
Obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems. “The problem of obesity is increasing in the United States. Understanding the impact of social inequalities on health has become a public health priority in the new millennium. Social, political, and economic factors now are acknowledged to be "fundamental" causes of disease that affect behavior, beliefs, and biology.” (Goodman, 2003) In the United States today, obesity has become an enormous problem. In the last 3 decades, the number of people overweight has increased dramatically. Obesity has not always been seen as a medical
Obesity has been a growing problem in the U.S. for more than a decade. Various reasons and theories are thrown around as to the cause of this severe problem by psychologists, dietitians, and professors trying to pinpoint a single cause. Due to America’s vast supply of resources, luxurious living standards, and moral of the country, there is no one cause for obesity contrary to advertisements offering a quick-fix drug. America’s obesity problem is rooted much deeper than just cheap fast food and poor choices. Medical conditions, influence of genes, unhealthy lifestyles, and mental illnesses are all contributors towards obesity in any one person. Obesity is a serious problem in America with multiple contributors and one lone solution
Are Americans, where obesity is found to be a major struggle, in jeopardy with the various aspects that may cause obesity, such as poor eating habits, lack of physical activity, etc.? Poor eating habits such as eating processed foods is one reason for weight gain in children and adults. These eating habits are affordable, tasty, and an easy way out when an individual does not want to cook. Obesity is a personal issue that many have struggled with all their life. There are many risks that come along with being obese as well as ways to overcome it. In order to explain this the research report will ask: do individuals who are obese know the various health risks that come along with the constant weight gain and how to lose the weight
Obesity in America is real and profoundly alarming when you look at the major impact it has on our communities. Major health concerns like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure cases are at an all time high. Specifically, the disparity between low-income urban inner cities in regards to obesity as compared to more upper class wealthier communities makes you take pause. This relates to my professional goals of going back into my community as an activist and organizer of issues related to my environment, like health and education.
How would you feel if I told you that there is no one state with an obesity rate lower than 20%? Take this information and compare it to twenty years ago when every state had an obesity rate lower than 15%. Obesity has become not only the number one cause in death, but according to David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health and author of “Don’t Blame the Eater”, it is the number one cost in health care with numbers rising well over 100 billion dollars a year (196). There are many people we could blame, such as the food industry or the government, but before we start pointing fingers elsewhere, individuals need to stand up and take personal responsibility for their own actions and health. Either way it is evident a
How can a nation so concerned with how one looks also be a nation with such staggering statistics on the growing population of obese individuals? According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “about one-third of U.S. adults are obese.” Also reported in the CDC website from the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), “… overweight and obesity conditions affect an estimated 97 million Americans, and are the second leading cause for preventable death in the United States.” Obesity is defined by the Health and Wellness Resource Center as the “excessive body weight that develops over time as people consume more calories than they expend in energy.” (Carson-De Witt, et al., 3) The body mass index, BMI, is a measure used
Here is a photo, a man lying on the beach chair and watching on the magazine in his own yard, and the other side is his wife use weeding machine leisurely mowing on the lawn. This advertisement basically showing us how is this weeding machine easy to use because even a woman can feel easy to use this machine, and if you buy it you will be well as the man on the photo to seat on the chair. But the question is, is that possible people will feel easy while they use the weeding machine or it is just a falsehood made from marketer? The biggest problem in America is all kind of misleading advertisement around Americans.
Obesity rates are soaring throughout North America (What Is Obesity?, 2013). With obesity reaching almost epidemic proportions in the United States, and the threat of a global epidemic, we must watch this alarming increase carefully ( Health Risks of Obesity, 2013). Obesity is defined as: "…an excess of adipose tissue…" (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2014). The two most common measures of obesity are Body Mass Index (BMI is a ratio of weight to height) and relative weight index, such as percent desirable weight (Body Mass Index , 2013). BMI is the most frequently used measure of obesity as it has a strong correlation with more direct measures of adiposity, such as underwater weighing (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2013). Some
America has always been known as the country with the most powerful military in the world. Not only are we known for that, but we are also known to have the problem with obesity in the Unites States. Obesity is when an individual gains a lot of body fat and leads to other health problems. Individuals that gain a lot of body fat are due to unhealthy foods. Since the 1970’s many women had entered the workforce, this cause women to spend less time to prepare food for both the husband and kids. Food industry started to realize this was a good time to make money so they produce unhealthy foods. These products products were fill in with unhealthy chemicals. 70% of people in America are obese. The solution to solve this problem or to reduce the percentage rate of obesity in America is industries around the
Obesity has rapidly emerged as a serious health issue in America. The cause of obesity results from America’s social injustices. Today, food advertisements are in all places promoting an unhealthy lifestyle. Considering the great expense of healthy foods, low income families can barely afford fruits and vegetables. These two factors contribute to the increasing obesity rate in the United States. Unfortunately, it has taken an excessive amount of Americans to become obese for America to become aware of the issue and take action. Although obesity is still an increasing problem, America is fighting to reduce the number of obese citizens. As a result of low income and the media advertising unhealthy lifestyles, America is in the midst of an obesity epidemic.
According to the Cleveland clinic wellness” Our survival skills are killing us. The unhealthy victuals storage stored in the human body has grown. Obesity corpulence is on the rise which causes sickness, death and other health cognate issues. Obesity is a medical condition where fat is accumulated and stored around the consequential organs of the body. Despite the fact that the aliment industry is growing, America is in trouble. The American people struggle from eating healthy, and balancing their diet and calorie intake. Why is obesity on the rise? What are the consequences of being obese? Saying “NO” to a big juicy burger is something no one’s wants to say. “Since the 1970s the amount of fast food restaurants has doubled” causing people to try new things and places to eat.
The United States is known world wide for being the land of opportunity. In the 'land of opportunity', why is it that the people are so overly concerned with everything in their lives that they apparently do not take care of their precious bodies? Why does the wealthiest country in the world act so carelessly when it comes to healthy eating and staying fit?
It is no secret that a large amount of people try to save money. Fast food restaurants has taken advantage of this by creating a much cheaper menu, many of them call it “The dollar menu”. The customer can enjoy a variety of food for a cheaper price. The problem in those menus is that the customer can only choose from junk food, for example, burgers, nuggets, fries and much more. Moreover, the prices on their healthy items are much more expensive than the prices in their regular menu. Given the option most customers would prefer to buy from the regular or dollar menu where they can get everything including a drink, side and desert for under eight dollars instead of getting a salad for eight dollars with no drink included. Although people often look for the way to save money they should remember that is better for their body to spend more money and eat healthier than eating cheap and unhealthy
Obesity results from excessive calorie intake that the body doesn’t need. Genetic, Environmental and behavioral factors have been linked to the onset of obesity. Moreover, the high body fat to lean body mass ratio makes obesity a major contributor to chronic illnesses. Obesity is caused by many factors, two of which are a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet.