Obesity is a key dilemma that we face in the United States. A person whose weight is higher than what is considered as a normal weight adjusted for height is described as overweight or having obesity. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH), about 1 in 13 adults are considered to have extreme obesity. Society has a mind-set that a person who is obese is strictly due to having no control over what they eat. This is not the case. Obesity can happen to anyone and for many reasons but it can also be reversed in many ways. There are several origins for obesity in America, including fast-food restaurants and their marketing, depression, stress, and people reacting to the stereotypes in the media that …show more content…
I am just trying to say that it is not always a person’s eating habits that got them to where they are weight-wise. As someone who lives in the reality of trying countless diets and failing, it’s all about learning to love yourself just the way you are. I just wish that instead of being so critical of society all the time, we could just realize that everyone is different but we all feel the same pain inside due to not liking our big feet, cellulite or weight. According to Eating Disorder Hope, spring break is often a time that promotes diet fads and crazes because you need to look your best in a bathing suit. If you already have a poor body image, this can make you have even lower self-esteem and be susceptible to self-criticism. These are the same people that want to “drop a few pounds” or “get healthy”. Often these people will choose some sort of crazy diet and the misinformation that goes with it. The pressure to fit in is dominant during the school year. A body has become perceived as a billboard for expression of someone’s successes, power, desirability and status. It’s not uncommon to hear someone complain about their body or express dissatisfaction with a particular body part. As a culture, we are engrained with the damaged ideas of body perfection, living in a society that repeatedly reminds us that we are not good