When people talk about the United States, they mostly praise its economic strength, great technological accolades, beautiful tourist’s places, and many more achievements. But over the last decade, it has also been topping the list of countries with obesity. More than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (Ogden et al., 2014). Though the debate on obesity is mostly related to the large availability of the fast food restaurants and is blamed as a major factor of the increase of obesity. Fast food companies like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, etc. have been on the hit list since the first day of this debate. But should fast food companies really be blamed as the major determinant of obesity in the United States? Is it their responsibility to help people control obesity or is it a responsibility of the people? My research backs up my stand to prove that the fast food companies are not the ones to be blamed, it’s the people themselves.
Obesity depends upon the type of food we consume over a daily basis. According to Pete Steel, who is a well-known fitness trainer, the way we eat has changed more in the last fifty years than in the previous 10000 (Steel, 2013). There
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These days, technology has the most impact on our lives than ever. Instead of texting, our grandparents actually walked up the stairs to talk to their children. They washed their own car instead of using carwashes and did their own handiwork instead of hiring. Physical labor was part of their daily routine (Richard, 2013). As technology has taken over most of the work we had to do ourselves, it makes us more lethargic over the years. Therefore, the use of technology over our physical strength has led to a point where a person doesn’t wish to do the activity themselves. United States, referred as the leader in technology, might have also earned a top spot in obesity because of this