How convenient is it for us to go through a drive-thru and order a meal, or sit in the comforts of our living room and have something delivered to us? Among the many ways food has been made available to us, it appears that the lack of energy we spend in getting it is finally catching up to us. When I say catching up to us, I am referring to the crisis of obesity that we are facing. It appears to have been a problem that existed a long time ago, but has never really received the attention it deserves. It is a problem that millions of Americans are facing now and there seems to be no end in site. I think back to my childhood years, and how we would be at the local parks or in the neighborhoods playing football, basketball, or riding our bikes, and now things are totally different.
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Obesity Infographic from LA-Bariatrics
English: The graph shows the correlation between b...Kids now-a-days have video game systems that allows them sit around the house and be inactive, or some parents are working longer and more hours to help make ends meet, therefore the healthy family meals are being adjusted, and some people genuinely just don't where to go and what they need to do about their obesity.
In order to understand the effects of obesity, I think we first understand what obesity is. Obesity, per Wikipedia is defined as, "A medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy. Body Mass Index (BMI), which compares weight and height, is used to define a person as overweight when their BMI is between 25 kg and 30 kg and obese when it is greater than 30 kg." Obesity is associated with many...