One in three adults in America are considered obese, and one in three are overweight as projected by the Body Mass Index, by the US National Institute of Health. This shows that over half of the population in the USA are overweight, and this number constantly grows. You’d think people would pinpoint this as a problem, but the reverse happens and we’re told to accept that it’s normal, and mentioning it is viewed as ‘weight shaming’ and is considered offensive by many people. However, there are very, very many problems caused by obesity. Obesity is a widespread and dangerous problem, and greater measures should be taken to stop it. This is because it stops your ability to function, it largely increases your chance to develop diseases, and it affects the lives of so many people already. One of the worst effects of Obesity is that it stops your ability to function. One reason this is bad for you is it obviously adds weight to your body. This puts more stress on your legs, and you can’t move as far without needing to rest. Furthermore, it puts stress on your body’s skeletal structure, and the extra weight causes your bones to weaken a little bit. Finally, the extra weight negatively impacts more than just your body, it affects your mind as well. According to the …show more content…
One of the more common ones is type 2 diabetes, because of the sheer amount of food consumption that develops this disorder. Furthermore, joint damage from excess weight is caused very commonly by obesity, for obvious reasons. Although there are a lot of bad things that can come from this, The worst one is heart disease, the leading cause of death of Americans this year. According to Hannah Nichols and Medical News Today, almost 600,000 Americans die from this yearly, accounting for nearly 25% of all deaths in America! Even though many diseases caused by obesity are fatal, people continue to ignore this pressing