Obesity In America

For years and years to come, the United States battle endless amount of life threatening diseases. These diseases span from illnesses such as the flu all the way to cancer. The reality is that in the middle of that spectrum lies an infectious cause of death that has unfortunately become overlooked. This disease being obesity. Obesity is not just the beginning; resulting in depression, insecurities, and eventually death. The obesity epidemic is not a joking matter in the United States considering that sixty one percent of the American diet is processed food. Unarguably, being that every street corner includes a McDonald’s or Burger King, it is easy to slip into those temptations.
In the United States alone, one out of every three americans are …show more content…
“35% of the men population are obese, while 40.4% of the women population are obese” (Newman 2). Tim Newman brought up and interesting statistic in his article, The Numbers Behind Obesity, “In men, no link has been found between education level and obesity. However, in women those with college degrees or less likely to be obese than those without” (Newman 8). This brings a new outlook in potential ways to decrease the levels of obesity in not only women but americans in general. Being a graduate student, with a solid degree, one is more likely to be financially stable enough to maintain a proper diet. Rather than, being unfinancially stable to the point where a trip to Mcdonald’s is a common …show more content…
In summary, he said that do to the increase in food chains spread throughout the country, each food chain can price their meals cheaper because of the massive revenue they generate. This basically means that there are so many chains that lowering the prices of menu options, the company still generates more than enough profit to be satisfied. Dr. Demo stated in the article, The Numbers Behind Obesity, “Promotion of nutritional foods has fallen by the wayside because they are unable to compete with the glamour and flashiness of imported foods and fast food chains” (12).
Although, unlike other life threatening diseases, this epidemic can be cured. With just a little bit of motivation and self awareness, a man who once weighed in at three hundred and nine pounds can lose ninety pounds in just sixty days. Jack Russ is the main character of the documentary, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, in which he went of a sixty day juice cleanse. Jack soley drank blended greens that included the every day necessary nutrients for breakfast, lunch and dinner for sixty straight days. The benefits are evident to how positive such a decision can

Show More