Why Are Americans Rapidly Becoming More Obese?
Obesity is the accumulation of
excess fat in the body. People think that obesity is due to excessive
consumption. It is believed that obesity is a disease. Nowadays, obesity is so
common in America. One of every three people in America is obese. Everyone
think that reason is eating much food. I think there is no only reason. There
are many reasons for obesity in America.
First, life is much more
sedentary in America. Physical inactivity is one of the risk factors causing
death in the world. In America, the technology is advanced level so people can
do a lot of work from their seats. Also, spending more time with television and
computer causes disease such as obesity or shorten lifespan. People, who spend
free time with computer and television, do not take the time to exercise are
obese.
Second, obesity is related poverty. In
America, fresh and quality foods are very expensive. So, people buy stale and
poor quality foods. People put on weight quickly by eating these carbohydrate
foods. Most of the people think that rich people have a lot of money so they
eat too and they get fat but the exact opposite is true. Rich people are not overweight
because they have quality foods and they eat orderly.
Final, people do not know negative
effects of fast-food. Fast-food do not balanced in terms of certain nutrients
so it may cause some health problems. At the beginning of health problems,
obesity comes first. In America, some people wanted to warn people about
fast-food’s negative effects. After
there were several cases, Cheeseburger Bill which is a draft law was created.
According to this draft law, people did not complain from food manufacturers.
This draft law was not accepted but people’s right against fast-food companies
was blocked in front of justice.
To sum up, obesity is common
disease in America and there are a lot of reasons for obesity. First, Physical
inactivity causes obesity. Second, unhealthy eating causes obesity. Final, fast
food diet causes obesity. If the rate of obese people increases, the rate of
death will increase. We should inform people about obesity disease.