Obesity In America

Obesity in America Every year hundreds of thousands of people die due to obesity and its complications in America; this is a huge problem in America today. One out of every three American adults are obese; there needs to be a change in America and the way we think. In order to stop this epidemic we must first discover what is responsible for America’s obesity. The three biggest causes for the obesity epidemic are Americans lack of knowledge on cooking, a lack of responsibility for our own well-being, and our health care is giving us a pardon, these being why Americans are at fault for this epidemic. Most students today finish their education without learning how to cook ten simple meals. This depressing statistic is one of the major causes for obesity; if people do not know how to cook a healthy meal, they are much more likely to choose fast food over a healthy alternative. “In the United States, spending on fast food now totals $110 billion annually, having increased 18-fold since 1970. The number of fast food outlets, often started with government subsides, has doubled from 1 per 2,000 residents to 1 in 1,000 since 1980.” Now more than ever it is important to learn to cook, with all of the temptation of fast food it is a lot easier to go down the street to a local McDonalds than prepare a meal. However, if people do not learn how to cook they are destined to contact one of the 30 diet related diseases. The simplest way to fight obesity is to learn about the food itself, knowledge is a very powerful thing, people who know what is in fast food will probably never eat it again especially when it only takes no more than twenty minutes to learn a new recipe and prepare it. In general, Americans have become extremely lazy especially with the food we eat. Not only are we lazy with food but also with exercise as well which is a huge cause for obesity. “Thus, many working people have less time to take part in activates. In addition, after a long day’s