America is one of the most obese countries in the world. I think the main causes of obesity in America is an inactive lifestyle, fast food, and stress. America has been one of the most obese countries for many years. I feel that if we change our eating habits then we can change our lifestyle and ultimately our future.
Ever since America has come out with the latest phones, playstations, and x boxes children have been hooked on them. One reason why is that you don’t have to move to do them, you just have to twiddle your thumbs around. Another reason we have become obese is because parents do not control their kids and let them sit around and do whatever they want. Many times they just sit in their room and text on their phone, watch TV, or
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We have dollar menus that offer many calories for almost no money, and people keep going back to buy more. Parents are also lazy by doing this because they spend the same or less money on food and they don’t have to cook it. Because of the price of many items and the convenience of going through a drive thru, many people do not eat healthy and become obese. Maybe if fast food places raise their prices then people would stop coming back and cook their own healthy food at home.
“Another factor leading to weight gain in America is stress. Many Americans have many things to stress over in their lives, including money, family, health, and their homes. All of these cause lots of stress, which can lead to be overweight”(Teen Inc). We can fix this by relaxing and not putting so much pressure on themselves. Instead of pushing yourself so hard you need to relax and have fun doing something you love. You can’t eliminate all the stress in your life but you can eliminate it by not worrying about it.
What I see, we can eliminate obesity by having an active lifestyle, cutting down on the fast food, and not having so much stress. I believe if everyone would listen to me and do what I say then they will start to lose weight and become more physically fit and more attractive. By doing this they will make more sports teams and they will have a happy life rather than just doing nothing all