Persuasive Essay On Obesity

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 can prolong your life, and make yourself feel better about who you are then why not overcome this overweight issue. In today’s world we are facing an epidemic that seems to be affecting even are young at an early age. We all know that obesity can have adverse effects on health, well-being, and relationship, and can be solved by eating organic food, exercising, and discipline. We are here to find out the different causes of obesity, and find out what we can do to overcome this fast growing epidemic. “Although people in the Unites States might not be eating more, they are gaining weight. According to the U.S Department of Agriculture, fat consumption by people in the United States has declined during past decades, but calorie expenditure has gone down as well. Adults are not burning the calories they are consuming, and as a result, obesity rates increased by 214 percent between 1950 and 2000. Two out of every three people in the U.S. were obese or overweight in 2010”. (Bird, 2011, March 26, p.1). They are several solutions that can be implemented to these causes, and some are individual, community, and government solutions. I feel it is everyone’s own responsibility to make they maintain their own health.

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.

Over one third of the US population suffers from obesity and overweight. According to a study reported by the NIH (National Institute of Health), more than 1 in 3 adults were considered to be overweight, and 1 in 3 adults were considered to be obese. Children are also victims to this growing epidemic, with 1 in 6 children/adolescents anywhere from 2 to 19 were considered to be obese. This is a growing problem, and it has been for the last 20 years in America.

Everybody has their own opinions, but who is truly to blame for children eating street food often? It is a rising problem that children are choosing large meals in comparison to small meals that parents are purchasing for them. People becoming overweight is an issue that has been rising since the 1970s. At young ages, they are experiencing diseases and conditions associated with obesity which was never an issue before the 1970s. Since the 1970s, the obesity epidemic has started rising as an issue due to latch key kids, divorced parents and boxed foods becoming popular for teens to make at home alone. In the 1970s, the only term for obesity was being overweight, then as more children became overweight it was known as obesity by the late 1900s. America's millennials were becoming more introduced to processed foods and supersizing of those foods which made them gain weight rapidly. It is up to the young adults of now to fix the obesity epidemic by changing the way they are eating through educating themselves. They are the future parents and lawmakers that will hopefully decrease obesity in future children and people. Millennials and fast food companies need to take a step forward and reduce the amount of people becoming overweight by taking personal responsibility for the issue and promoting healthier foods.

Obesity is a growing epidemic in the American people, but what is the root of this seemingly unavoidable problem? According to David Zinczenko, it is the failings of the American society, but in the opinion of Radley Balko, it’s the facilitation of the government's support and the failure to take self-responsibility from the people themselves. They both have an opinion as to what the cause of obesity in America, but Zinczenko has the better argument. Through the use of real-life examples, refutation, and sound logic/reasoning Zinczenko writes a more persuasive piece than Balko.

Justin Timberlake, one of the most popular recording artists today, filmed a commercial for McDonald's. A spokeswoman for McDonald's said "the campaign is getting "buzz on the street." The song he sings in the commercial was also to be released as a full length single (MacArthur, 2003, p. 2).

Throughout the years health habits have had a dramatic change such as in food portion sizes, exercise and health disorders. In the 1970’s families would tend to eat home cooked meals and there was very few processed foods available , but now the majority of families depend on fast food restaurants too much that it has become habitual. Fast food restaurants are growing dramatically and are becoming America’s biggest implement when needing any meal, not only because it is cheap but also because it is less time consuming. The excess of fast food and little exercise has increased the percentage of obesity and diabetes. As time passes the obesity rate along with obesity related diseases have increased drastically to the point where a change needs to be done to lower this life threatening rate. American’s are not realizing how many unhealthy calories they intake on a daily basis nor what the fast food they eat contains and because of this unawareness, they are placing their lives at risk. It is evident that the past generations have failed at changing their horrible eating habits and now it is up to 18-26 year olds to make an improvement in healthy eating lifestyles for the future generations. In order to come up with a solution to prevent obesity and obesity related diseases for the future generations, 18-26 year olds must educate themselves and should be responsible for their own healthy eating changes that will create a great impact on not only themselves but also their

I think the reason we have a big obesity problem is because too many people are eating unhealthy food, not exercising, and not being active. All they do is sit inside, eat junk and watch TV and movies all day. People are also eating at non healthy fast food places instead of eating good healthy meals.

America is regarded as a healthy country. Our medical care is far more advanced than most countries. In 2015 we spent around three trillion dollars on health care and research. We have some of the best doctors and best training for doctors. We have some of the fittest athletes and best training for them. We have numerous gyms and dieting supplements, yet our country is plagued with a nasty disease: Obesity. Obesity has become one of the largest killers here in America. Most people think it has as imple solution. The truth is it's much more complex than what people see on the outside. Obesity is a disease and needs to be treated like one.

Obesity! Many people struggle with it. Many people have loved ones who struggle with it. It is a struggle. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30.0 or greater (consistent with criteria of the World Health Organization), or about 30 pounds or more overweight. Extreme obesity is defined as a BMI of 40 or greater. It can simply be defined as too much body fat. A researcher at Texas Children Hospital states that “approximately 19 percent of youths aged 6 to 11 are overweight, and that 80 percent of overweight adolescents become obese adults. This is because obesity has become so normal and excepted in our society.” There are children fighting this disorder from all walks of life. Lindsey Tomas from Houston, Texas says she remembers when she first realized that her son, Cameron was obese. “He uses to love to play football. I started to realize that when he played, he got out of breath really fast and then he stopped playing all together. That sent up the flag and I went to the doctor. That’s when the red flag went up” People sometimes fail to realize how serious obesity is. Obesity is an epidemic that is rapidly growing and must be stopped.

Rebecca Ramirez, a teacher at United Middle School and a doting mother, has made a momentous difference in her life. Lining her house are grand embellishments: tall pillars, columns, and trophies from her husband’s hunts. Ramirez, who prides herself in having a stringent health regimen, continually impresses her colleagues; she has established firm control over her body, dictating her daily intake of calories—a phenomenal feat. Despite her gains, she used to weigh over one hundred and ninety pounds, nearing two hundred. This state of her life propelled her to make a change for the better, but this not so for many people. Obesity has become a lingering issue not just in the United States, but the world. She was just one of many Americans who, before her weight loss, was obese and unhealthy.

Obesity is a problem in America, one that is continuously growing, with seemingly no end in sight. According to Jamie Oliver in his Ted Talk, Teach Every Child about Food, ¨diet related disease is the biggest killer in the US.¨ To fight the epidemic of obesity in the United States population, young children need to be educated about the difference between what eating a candy bar and what eating an apple can do to their bodies. Children also need to be taught about the immense health benefits that come with exercise. But, there is a debate as to where these teachings should come from. Some people simplify the problem and argue that children's parents can deal with this education. In reality, health and fitness education needs to be integrated into the place where children receive all other education, from the ages of four to early twenties, that place being school. Nobody wants to see the next generation add to the high percentage of already obese adults which “has more than doubled in the last 30 years”(Bittman 77).

In the United States, there are over 152,000 fast food chains, with McDonald’s menacingly taking the title for the largest. While these restaurants have created over thirteen million jobs, they have most certainly caused more harm than good. Three percent of Americans claim that they eat fast food every single day and twenty eight percent claim to eat fast food once per week, spending approximately a hundred dollars on fast food per month (“11”). Obesity is climbing to record highs for adults within America. With this being said, more than one-third of American adults are considered to be obese, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity-related conditions including strokes, heart disease, type two diabetes, and certain types of cancer are some of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States. There are thousands of solutions to losing weight, but when dieting and exercise have failed, people can resort to surgery. Those who are in need of losing weight permanently should consider gastric bypass surgery because it is one of the most effective ways to lose the weight safely and quickly.

Cancer, drugs, violence, pollution, and global warming are major issues in the United States; however one of the biggest problems in the United States is obesity. This condition is where a person is overweight. Fast food restaurants and a person that lacks exercise are two major factors on why many people are obese. That is not the only problem. Obesity has risen because of these two factors. Kids also cannot acquire the exercise they need because many schools do not offer the classes. Only 3.8% of elementary schools, 7.9% of middle schools, and 2.1% of high school offer a physical education class. In addition to this, 22% of the United States schools do not offer physical education at all.(SOURCE #2) The schools should not be shooting down physical education instead schools should encourage its students to go out and play for the full hour. A big factor on why kids do not obtain the exercise is the load homework. In addition to this, kids do not want to get the exercise and do not have the nutrition and food availability to them or intolerance of the weather, and the safety of their surroundings (SOURCE #5). Come on parents, can you not feed your own child right. Many benefits of exercising include the decreasing the chance of having type two diabetes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and having stronger muscles and bones (SOURCE #1). The rate of obesity for kids has risen the past years; however, that can change when children should and need to receive at least