Essay On Obesity In America

Do the people of this generation realize they’re living in this world at a time when obesity and overweight individuals are increasingly disparaged? Obesity is roughly generated by consuming too much food, particularly fat and sugars, and the lack of movement. The 1970’s were abundant with young adults with healthy bodies, due to a better understanding of the food being consumed. In the past, it was normal to have a home cooked meal three times a day as to now it is “normal” to by a fast food restaurant. This way the society is finding it faster, easier, and cheaper not knowing that this is will follow them in the future. Within the last couple decades, Americans have not gained the ability to educate themselves on how unhealthy the foods they devour on daily basis. The young adults aging from 18-26 need to take the precautions now and start changing what they consume. It is now up to America’s millennials to decrease obesity and other obesity related diseases.

It causes heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancer which are also some of the leading causes of death in America. Today, 69 percent of Americans are categorized as obese or overweight. It has become the biggest epidemic across the nation said to be as big as the dealing of drugs. Since the 1990’s the obesity rates in America have increased from 6 percent to 14 percent among young adults. People may develop this chronic disease through genetics or because of poor eating habits. For example, anyone would choose a tasty soda over a glass of water, but why? Consumers Reports, in The New War on Obesity, states “... an average 20-ounce cola harbors about 16 teaspoons of added sugar”(2). So it would be on the healthy side to pick up a glass of water instead of the soda because water has no sugar to create fat in the body. That is a choice oneself makes and it would be much different if young adults knew the nutritional