What Is The Cause Of Obesity: How Big A Problem?

Social media is a huge aspect of today's generation. Social media has been the main source of news and advertisement around the world. Today, everyone is on some type of social media everyday. With all the media that is exposed to people, they develop judgment and ideas based on what is seen on social networks. Despite the fact that media’s purpose is to reconnect people and seek new information, there are negative impacts on people as well, especially females. The majority of what media depicts is selfies and images of other people, such as models and celebrities. The issue with this is that all these images show a common body shape that most people would prefer. Most models, actresses, and other women that are used to advertise and present

The United States is known for having huge fast food industries and creating new devices so people do not have to do as much work in their daily lives. For this reason, “Numerous studies have linked being overweight to increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer; moreover, according to the Institute of Medicine, fat people in the United States are costing citizens more than $70 billion annually both in direct healthcare costs and in indirect costs such as lost productivity”(Wickelgren, “Obesity: How Big a Problem?”). If the population of those who are overweight increase, more money will go into medical care. Medical institutes want the population of people who are overweight to decrease, not only for health purposes, but aslo because of how much money is spent. The increase of medical assistance is why doctors consider the issue with being slightly overweight, or not being exactly a certain weight, unacceptable. Of course being unhealthy is dangerous and should be handled immediately, but social media has caused many women to believe that no matter what weight they are they still do not live up to social expectations. In America about 80% of the population have gone over the lean standards for men and women. Women lean standards are developed by looking at heights and age (Wickelgren, “Obesity: How Big a Problem?”). Many teenagers compare themselves to other people; however, teens don't take into consideration the age or height of the person. The height and age of a person is a huge impact on weight due to the way a person develops. For example, a 5’6 22 year old woman should not be expected to weigh the same thing as a 5’2 16 year old girl because they have developed at different times. Not taking in consideration these aspects can influence teenage girls’ perspective on how they