K.+Griffin

 America: "I may be a little OVERweight but at least I`m not **OBESE!!" **  Me: "O RLY**?" **



 I believe obesity is a problem in America because America is a fast pace society where people are more reliant on technology and convenience then focusing on their health until it`s too late. A lot of people eat out, some even consume fast food more than once a day and the shelves of almost every kitchen in America are lined with all types of microwavable or ready-to –eat processed fat and sugar aka high fructose corn syrup. Family`s now consist of independently functioning individuals who just happen to live under the same roof, not every parent cooks because of their focus on work and not every child knows how to cook because there`s no one`s home to show them how to. Time is spent less on preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner, leading to binge eating later after skipping meals or grabbing fast food for every meal instead of self preparation. Children are being fed nutrition deficient chips, candy, deep fried grease and syrupy drinks instead of vegetables, lean meat and water ( and no cool aid and any other drink mix added doesn`t count as water). This epidemic is spreading throughout the generations because children adopt most of the habits of their parents, for better or for worst, till death do them part. Also there`s a trend of emotional eaters who fill the spaces in their lives through the holes in their faces whenever they can`t look at their true problems.



I could have chosen anything from anorexic models and stars brainwashing the masses to schizophrenic teens playing russian roulette in the halls of the nearest educational facility, but I chose obesity because of the bad patterns I observe everyday in food consumption (some I`m guilty of myself). Diseases stemmed from bad eating habits run in my family on all sides, prevalently diabetes and high blood pressure. My grandmother gave me a shirt meant for my cousin who`s less than ten years old and it was way too big, not even in length,but in width for me (I could literally fit another person my size in that shirt with me). His Uncle is my age and has always been very big; it`s gotten to the point where his school stepped in and put him on a diet and weight program. All of this is due to their consumption of large portions of junk and restaurant food. Going to their house, I remember eating nothing but KFC, McDonalds, chips, candy and washing it all down with pop. There was never a home cooked meal and now two children`s lives may be cut short if nothing is done to prevent their weight gain from furthering. I`ve had neighbors, family members and friends of the family who are overweight or border lining. Looking at the people around them, I see "IT' in them all.

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