A serious issue facing America today is obesity. Obesity is dangerous because it can lead to thing like diabetes. Obesity can be prevented or cured by eating healthy and exercising. Obesity is considered a medical condition. What obesity means is that the person’s body has too much body fat. Obesity can reduce a person’s life expectancy. Obesity can be measured using the body mass index. The body mass index compares a person’s weight to their height; there should be a proper balance between a person’s weight and height. People who are heavier than normal for their height but not obese are considered overweight. Obesity is a problem all over the world, but there is a lot of it in America. Obesity increases a person’s likelihood of getting several diseases, …show more content…
Some people are obese because of endocrine disorders. Some medications cause obesity as well. Some people are obese just because they are lazy and eat too much junk food. Diet and exercise are good ways to prevent obesity. People need to make sure they eat foods like vegetables. There are pills that are supposed to make people lose weight but most people just use diet and exercise. There are also surgeries that are intended to help people lose weight but those are dangerous so I don’t recommend surgeries or drugs to fight obesity. If the surgery goes wrong it would lead to worse health problems than obesity, so don’t get the surgery. Obesity can lead to early death, but it is preventable. Many children are obese. Obesity is a public health problem. Obesity is high all over the world, but really high in America. The American Medical Association classifies obesity as a disease. It is a serious medical condition in which the body has too much body fat. Some people are so obese that they are classifies as super obese. When people are that heavy, they can get many diseases, mainly cardiovascular diseases, and type 2