Persuasive Essay About Obesity

Obesity is becoming a serious medical issue and if we as a nation don’t gain control over it, we are going to be dealing with major problems in the future. (Obesity In Children And Teens)

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.

Eating healthy and exercising often, the two things seen as key against fighting obesity. While these are very important, they are not the only tools in the fight against obesity. Before we can rely solely on eating healthy and daily exercise, we need to reform how the issue of obesity is being attacked. Childhood obesity has become an exponentially growing epidemic that has no evidence of stopping anytime soon. The government needs to step in and help with the fight because of food deserts, faulty advertising, and nutrition guidelines, which are all factors out of the public's control. Once we figure out these issues, the real fight can begin.

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Obesity is a disorder where you have an excessive amount of body fat. This disorder can increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It can also limit your mobility and lead to overall poor health. While there is no easy way to cure obesity, reducing your body fat through adjustments to your diet and to your lifestyle can make it easier for you to shed your excess body weight. Obesity is the second most dangerous disease in the United States that we can control. Over 400,000 people died in the year 2000. The only thing higher than that was smoking. There are a lot of ways to stay on a good path and not be overweight. The biggest on is working out. Another huge one is junk food, junk food is the number one cause for obesity. Another reason why is because people don't eat right and I mean they don't eat enough food. Also dieting is a huge factor to keep away from obesity or get out of it.

Obesity is a very serious subject that a lot of people take lightly, especially us as Americans. America is the most obese country in the world. Statistics show that 300,000 people die a day in the United States of America due to obesity. This clearly shows that we have a serious problem that is massively underestimated. Obesity is also something that countries all across the world suffer from. For example, Australia is also one of the most obese countries in the world, and 50,000 people die a year from obesity in Australia. That’s 140 people who die per day in Australia. To solve the problem of obesity the prices of junk food should be raised and the prices of healthy food should be lowered and more convenient.

Ever crave a healthy meal instead of fries and a milkshake? Unfortunately because of this America is now facing an obesity epidemic and health disease crisis. People have turned from healthy eating habits to resorting to unhealthy processed food. From the early 70’s people's lives have changed which affects the way they eat. Over the years many families have developed bad eating habits and less physical activity. Since the 80’s everything has changed with larger portion sizes and even supersized meals. Changes need to be made in the near future or else the millennials from ages 18-26 will be burying their kids. Due to massive obesity rates in America, it's up to monomials to make changes starting with mainly personal responsibility and educating future families plus food industry marketing.

With so many diseases out in the world today, obesity should not be one of them because we have direct control over choosing to maintain a healthy weight. Today in America it seems that everyone is in a rush to get to nowhere. They jeopardize their health by becoming overstressed and mistreating their bodies that it is no wonder so many have different types of diseases and conditions like high blood pressure, heart problems, and sadly, obesity. Contrary to popular belief, the act of maintaining a healthy weight can be done by following three general rules. First, it is important to sleep between six to eight hours. Second, it is important to keep an exercise routine. Most importantly, it is crucial to be mindful of the type of food one consumes to fuel their body. These, along with other more personalized rules, puts control back into a person’s hands in avoiding having to go through the pains and trials of being obese.

Young adults are always on the go and live fast-paced lifestyles; they do not make the time to provide for their nutritional needs and resort to fast food. Unhealthy food can be quick and easy after a long day; however, this ultimately leads to obesity if it becomes a habit. Obesity has the potential to increase the risk of diseases and health problems. Some health issues that follow this are: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, breathing problems and much more. The majority of young adults in America struggle with being overweight or obese and it will continue to grow unless Americans make the decision to change. Individuals are unaware of the health risks related with eating fast food frequently and are ignorant to what is in their food and choose to indulge instead. Many unhealthy foods include chemicals and additives to leave consumers wanting and craving more. It is indisputable that ending obesity in teens begins with the overweight individuals and their drive to have a healthier lifestyle along with the support and encouragement of America.

Imagine laying in bed and wanting to get up, but it is no longer possible. Obesity has been a cause of stopping people to be able to do certain physical activities and daily tasks. It slowly made its way to America, when parents would work long hours and kids were left alone at home. When it came to dinner, parents just wanted something easy and fast to feed their families, but not focusing on what was in the food. It was all about if the food tasted good, but not if it was good for the body. This caused the rise of obesity along with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure and more. The future leaders of this country should start coming up with solutions to fix this obesity problem and asking the question, if fast food business are culpable? Americans need to stop taking one more bit of the laden burger that can be a closer  step to their death. Millennials need to learn more about the importance of person responsibility to stop America's problem with obesity and obesity related diseases.

Obesity is defined as a health condition in which your body has an excess tissue fat. According to the article “The State of Childhood Obesity” , in the united States around more than 12 million children are suffering from obesity which is one out of every six children. In addition, obesity can cause many health problems and because of this we should encourage healthier eating in our school by affording healthy lunches ,proving classes for parent to inform them of how to implement a balance healthy food and increasing exercise in students.

Millennials across the country are living in gluttony as their consumption of fast food exponentially increases. Because of their neglectance to be aware of what they are eating, teens are now predicted to experience an earlier age of death than their parents. Over the past couple of years, the number of people in our communities who are becoming obese is skyrocketing. Obesity is being passed down from generation to generation like old recipes. All of this is due to one thing, food. People are becoming very reluctant in watching what they are eating and continue to fall into the devious trap of fast food restaurants. People are lured to fast food restaurants because of their attractive prices, however, they have become blind to the serious health consequences that can arise from consuming too much of this unhealthy food. For the sake of the nation's children and future generations, millennials must be educated on how to become better consumers of healthier food in order to create an everlasting lifestyle of healthy eating.

provoke Americans from purchasing them. Obesity could be stopped if citizens chose better drinks in fact , “obesity rates could be reduced by 1-to-4 percentage points if sugary beverages are taxed moderately” (Sahadi). By putting a tax on these beverages Americans will be less likely to buy them. Although the percentage change is not that high it will prevent many citizens in choosing this unhealthy lifestyle.

Each day the obesity epidemic and obese related diseases are expanding throughout the world, causing complete chaos in food consumption. Back in the 1970’s, people were not worried about these problems because no one really suffered from it. Mostly everyone was eating healthy at this time and food was consumed in appropriate portions. People in the 70’s believed that no one would be affected with obesity or have obese related diseases. Today, people between the age of 18-25 are going through the issue of obesity and obese related diseases, but this is the generation that is expected to change things around to help reduce these problems. Future generations are at risk to also be a part of this epidemic. People think that taking responsibility is too hard and that this group age will not make the change, but it is not impossible, it is possible if these young people actually try to help America with this problem. To help stop the epidemic over obesity and obese related diseases, the generation of today, ages 18-25 need to take responsibility and acknowledge that they are eating unhealthy and causing their generation plus the future generation to eat unhealthy as well.

Everyone loves food. Not a specific kind of food, just food in general. There isn’t a special reason why, but we all just do as if we are attracted by a magnet or something. However, we all know that overeating of foods that have lots of fats and calories cause obesity and it can lead to many serious diseases. Many people know the consequences of eating too much. In their mind, they yell at themselves to stop eating, but they just can not. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults more than doubled from 13.4 percent in 1960 to 34.3 percent in 2008 (Abdukadirov & Marlow par. 1). Because obesity is such a national problem, governments are trying to solve it. Despite all the methods or solutions governments have used to help our obesity problem, there are always other sides that show governments are not actually helping. Government interventions to prevent customers from consuming too much foods that have lots of fat and calories do not actually help the people and our obesity problem.