An Investigation on the Increasing Rates of Obesity in the United States
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An Investigation on the Increasing Rates of Obesity in the United States
Is America getting fatter? Lately, this seems to be the question on everyone’s mind. From doctors, to insurance workers to government employees, the growing waistline of US citizens is not only affecting a whole population physically but rather economically as well. And that is not it, the issue is affecting people from all social classes and races, all ages and positions. It is disturbing to think about how we have allowed for this. So what went wrong? Basically it is a radical change in lifestyle that has metamorphosized the average American body. No longer are American women considered “curvy cuties”. Their bodies have dramatically changed and there isn’t even a name to call it. A massive access to convenience foods as well as dramatic increase of portion sizes combined with a decrease of physical activities on a daily basis is paying a high price on Americans. Obesity rates are escalating disproportionably and no one seems to be doing much about it.
Convenience food is not necessarily the most convenient for Americans. The health of millions of Americans is being threatened by the large consumption of these convenient fast foods found in every corner of every street. In ancient Rome, people lived in apartments with no kitchens, which forced them to eat at street stands. It was cheaper to cook for many than for few. However, this is not the case for Americans at the present date in the 21st century. Work has taken over the lives of people in order to earn money, which does not allow for cooking time, thus driving them to guzzle greasy, saturated, fattening, cheap, and why not mention, tasty food. There is a vast difference between eating a nice home-made dinner with a fresh salad, than processed French fries fried in fizzing, firing, reused grease. These edible foods, if they can actually be considered food, are creating an obesity trend that did not exist fifty years ago. Not...
Is America getting fatter? Lately, this seems to be the question on everyone’s mind. From doctors, to insurance workers to government employees, the growing waistline of US citizens is not only affecting a whole population physically but rather economically as well. And that is not it, the issue is affecting people from all social classes and races, all ages and positions. It is disturbing to think about how we have allowed for this. So what went wrong? Basically it is a radical change in lifestyle that has metamorphosized the average American body. No longer are American women considered “curvy cuties”. Their bodies have dramatically changed and there isn’t even a name to call it. A massive access to convenience foods as well as dramatic increase of portion sizes combined with a decrease of physical activities on a daily basis is paying a high price on Americans. Obesity rates are escalating disproportionably and no one seems to be doing much about it.
Convenience food is not necessarily the most convenient for Americans. The health of millions of Americans is being threatened by the large consumption of these convenient fast foods found in every corner of every street. In ancient Rome, people lived in apartments with no kitchens, which forced them to eat at street stands. It was cheaper to cook for many than for few. However, this is not the case for Americans at the present date in the 21st century. Work has taken over the lives of people in order to earn money, which does not allow for cooking time, thus driving them to guzzle greasy, saturated, fattening, cheap, and why not mention, tasty food. There is a vast difference between eating a nice home-made dinner with a fresh salad, than processed French fries fried in fizzing, firing, reused grease. These edible foods, if they can actually be considered food, are creating an obesity trend that did not exist fifty years ago. Not...