Whichever way the outcome of obesity decides to turn in American, there is one industry that would always benefit from people being obese. This industry is known as the American Health Care industry. No matter where the obesity epidemic may lead us, rather it increases or decreases, these companies will profit no matter what. On one end, health companies rack up big bucks in the treatment of obese patients. This is due to the constant medical visits, the frequent use of medications, and the all-around health issues, that all derive from people being overweight. Healthcare industries not only profit off the fact that more patients are becoming overweight, but also due to the fact that so many people have an eager desire to lose weight. Healthcare …show more content…
Drug ads to not implement this fact when alerting people about weight loss pills. Instead, drug companies advertise their weight loss drugs to all individuals who feel as though they are overweight. And these companies frequently encourage anyone who feels as though they are overweight to try these medications. Often, if a drug that aids in weight loss is approved, there is only a small amount of actual people that will be suitable to safely try these drugs. The restriction are limited to healthy individuals with no history of heart problems, medial issues, being no more than 30 pounds overweight, and who are between the ages 25-40. And even then, these particular individuals who fit this category, are still at risk of having harmful side effects. Due to these high amount of incidences, drugs that promote weight lost are constantly being pulled off shelfs, and then replaced with even worser drugs. “As a result of these findings at the Mayo Clinic, and another 75 cases of heart-valve disease reported to the FDA, caused both Pondimin and Redux were withdrawn from the market.” (Cohen, 2003). For those who are not aware of the medications Pondimin a Redux, these medications were created to aid in weight loss by decreasing a person’s