Over half of Americans are overweight or obese. Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems. Obesity occurs when a person’s body mass index is thirty or greater. Young children or adults could all be affected by obesity. Obesity can be caused by many things such as eating too much, hormones, and lacking on physical activity. Being obese could cause a lot of health problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension etc. Obesity can be treated by dieting, taking medications, exercise, or having body surgery. On the daily, obesity is becoming a more common issue. Obesity is a problem in America, but also in other countries too. According to “Fast Facts on the State of Obesity in America,” nine of the eleven states with the highest obesity rating for adults are in the south. West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas have the highest obesity rates over thirty-five percent. West Virginia has the highest adult obesity rate. For children and teenagers, Mississippi high schoolers have the highest obesity rate in the United States. More than 41.2 million United Stated citizens live in food-insecure households. Food Insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to enough for an active, healthy life. Approximately 6.5 million children live in food-insecure households in …show more content…
Most of the world’s population live in a country where more people are overweight rather than underweight, no matter if the country has high-income or low-income. Obesity leads to slight illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure to extreme illnesses like heart attacks, strokes, or even cancer. Obesity could have you in and out the hospital with so many problems going on. Being obese or overweight can weigh you down and stop you from walking, which will lead you to bedrest or being pushed in a