Obesity In The United States

Many people are wondering why they are getting so sick, but they have not realized what causes the sickness. There is a great number of people including young children, adult and young adults, and the elders who are being affected by consuming junk food every day. Junk food is very dangerous to human’s health, and not many people are aware of that. Research shows that people living in the United State are more affected by eating junk food than many people in other countries. It is very crucial to know the side effects of junk food although junk food may taste very delicious. People need to be knowledgeable about what they eat every day. Therefore, knowing what junk food can cause to the human’s health is very important. There are mainly three
Obesity attracts many other diseases to the human body. In the United State, there are many children including an adult who has become obese. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, “17 percent of girls’ age12 to 19 years are now suffering from childhood obesity.” The level of obesity is still rising. According to an analysis by the World Health Organization, “In the USA, the male rates of being overweight or obese is higher than those of any other major country.” Most children are being exposed to junk food all their lives. They consume on junk food everywhere they go such as at home, at school, or at the restaurant. For example, many parents are so busy working, and they do not have the time to prepare healthy food for their children; therefore, the parents purchase junk food in grand quantity from the store, so their children can easily make something to eat while they are work. Because these children were exposed to junk food when they were kids, they do the same thing when they have their own family. That is one of the reasons why the level of obesity has increased. Many people are not being instructed about the effects of junk food. Most of them know that is okay to eat junk food. People need to avoid eating junk food because it can have a negative impact on the body. For example, obesity increase blood pressure level, and this hypertension leads to stroke. There is a great difference between people who set
The School should get away with junk food, and promote healthy food for the student. The school will succeed because the student spends most of their time in school. According to a 2011–2012 survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, 10 percent of primary school students and 27 percent of high school students regularly skip breakfast. School lunches, then, are an even more essential component in the diets of most students. The average school lunch provides students with about 33 percent of their recommended daily calories. Dunham, W. (2011) says that Junk Food should be banned in schools. "Because foods and beverages available on the school campus also make up a significant proportion of the daily calorie intake, they should contribute to a healthful diet. And school campuses should be an overall healthy eating environment," Stallings told