Obesity Is A Major Problem - 1234 Words

Over the past four decades, the rate of obesity in America has been on the increasing end; two out of three Americans are either obese or overweight. The obesity epidemic has become a major problem in the United States which caused many serious effects on individual and society. It is an indiscriminate problem that negatively affect everyone from adults to children; which is a significant threat to the health of humanity that needs to be eliminated. First, we need to know what obesity is. According to Oxford Dictionary, Obesity is â€Å"The condition of being grossly fat or overweight† (â€Å"Definition of Obesity in English†). Obesity is a condition of excessive fat accumulation and unusual in a region of the body or the whole body†¦show more content†¦Other opinions are parents should not be blamed on the childhood obesity because the kid doesn’t eat only at home but also at school. Kids go out with their friends to eat at restaurants and fast food pla ces a lot so that could be another factor for obesity. Obesity is an individual’s free choice so it is the person’s responsibility for getting obese. Besides, Happy Meals make kids happy. Fast food sales are good for the economy. Processed foods give people more energy than fresh foods because it contains more carbohydrates. Fast food also saves time for people that are busy and doesn’t have time to get in the kitchen and cook. There are many factors that lead to obesity; most of them come from our daily habit and environmental factors. One chief cause of the main causes of obesity is America s unhealthy diet; the meal we eat everyday contains too many cheese, sugar, and meat; and we don’t have enough fruits and vegetables. The documentary Supersize Me mentioned of today s diet of mostly every US citizen; due to today’s busy life, many people and households choose fast food instead of making home meals. Fast food is also usually cheaper â€Å"Mo re food, less money†, but it will cause a disastrous consequence on people’s health. America’s eating habit is bad; but unfortunately, it isn’t easy to eat completely healthy since fresh food cost a lot more than fast food, and people nowadays get too busy to cook home meals. It is also