Argumentative Essay 2-First Draft

                   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.