Ulijaszek And Hayley Lofink: Article Analysis

Using this article by Stanley J. Ulijaszek and Hayley Lofink, I will be able to talk about the different factors that play a role in obesity such as environmental, genetic, energy balance, and the changing trends from different perspectives.
With the environmental factor, I will be able to associate obesity with the food security in our modern society that causes pressure for food intake. Then, I will continue on to discuss how people in the United States are blind to portion control and how to get the most food at the cheapest price. These practices cause an increase in food intake. People have increased their snacking habit and are having fewer structured meals. Snack foods are usually high in calories, are processed, and easy to access. To measure body fat, the authors used the visual appearance test, a body density test in water, body imaging, and an anthropometry which is the test used by most people. This widely used measurement is the Body Mass Index (BMI) which is a math problem where your weight is divided by your height.
The obesity rate is constantly growing globally and is linked to many things such as access to exercise, food consumption, and socioeconomic status. The rise of public transportation and automobile use along with watching television has led to physical inactivity which contributes to poor health. These issues will help give a better understanding to my research paper on why the behavioral and health factors are the way they are. Due to constant technological advancements, social normality’s and patterns have been