Cheeseburger, French Fry's, Hotdogs. These fast foods are the reason the rate of obesity is growing. The rates of obesity have been growing for some time and there are 3 main reasons for this. You have a greater risk of being obese if you don't eat right, don’t exercise, and ignore your family’s health history. When eating you need to be aware of what your putting in your body. By eating wrong you may become very over weight. When on a healthy diet its reduces the risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. A healthy diet has lots of vegetables and fruits. Many people in the U.S don't eat right so they become obese. “Our dietary habits are the leading driver of death and disability, causing an estimated 700,000 deaths each year.” according to Academic rigor, journalistic flair.. This is something the U.S has suffered from the last couple of years. The citizens use the excuse of eating is a need for survival. You do need to eat, but you don't have to eat unhealthy foods. You can still eat and be in shape. …show more content…
Exercise causes your body to work out extra muscles, some muscle that hold food. If citizens in the US start working out more, our country could become more healthy. A problem we have is our transportation. Exercise increases people’s expenditure in energy witch can help lose weight. Physical activity decreases fat around the waist and in the thighs. Doctors say at least 30 min a day will even make a difference in weight. If American citizens would eat the wright foods the obesity rate would get smaller. There are many things our country needs to do, but this could be a start. Exercise, in our communities, will make us healthier and decrease our chances of being