How Does Obesity Affect America
Obesity and its effect on America
Natasha stood there looking in the mirror. As she looked at her reflection, she could not hold back the tears that flooded her eyes. The doctor’s words kept running through her mind over and over, “You are running out of time Natasha”. She started to tremble as she felt the fear grip her heart. “How could I let this happen to me?” she thought, “I’m only thirty-five!”…. America needs to wake up and realize the impact obesity has had on our country and see the toll it is still taking today.
What is obesity? According to Obesity in America, weight gain and obesity is caused by consuming more calories than the body needs – most commonly by eating a diet high in fat and calories, living a sedentary lifestyle, or both.” (Obesity in America, 2013). There are many Americans today, who do not know the difference between just being overweight and realizing when that extra weight makes them become obese. The difference is when a person is overweight; you are only ten percent over the recommended weight for their height. But when they are obese, they are normally thirty percent or more over …show more content…
Natasha didn’t know, until she heard it from her doctor. He told her if she didn’t act fast her struggle with obesity was going to kill her. It had caused her to have severe respiratory problems and sleep apnea. When the doctor told her that being obese had caused this she could not believe her ears. How could something as simple as eating bring on something so terrible and life threatening? But her doctor assured her that she had to change her ways and her diet or she would not last another year. After explaining steps she could take to change her lifestyle the doctor gave Natasha hope. So if America would realize the problem of obesity and take the precautions needed to overcome it, America would change for the better and become
Natasha stood there looking in the mirror. As she looked at her reflection, she could not hold back the tears that flooded her eyes. The doctor’s words kept running through her mind over and over, “You are running out of time Natasha”. She started to tremble as she felt the fear grip her heart. “How could I let this happen to me?” she thought, “I’m only thirty-five!”…. America needs to wake up and realize the impact obesity has had on our country and see the toll it is still taking today.
What is obesity? According to Obesity in America, weight gain and obesity is caused by consuming more calories than the body needs – most commonly by eating a diet high in fat and calories, living a sedentary lifestyle, or both.” (Obesity in America, 2013). There are many Americans today, who do not know the difference between just being overweight and realizing when that extra weight makes them become obese. The difference is when a person is overweight; you are only ten percent over the recommended weight for their height. But when they are obese, they are normally thirty percent or more over …show more content…
Natasha didn’t know, until she heard it from her doctor. He told her if she didn’t act fast her struggle with obesity was going to kill her. It had caused her to have severe respiratory problems and sleep apnea. When the doctor told her that being obese had caused this she could not believe her ears. How could something as simple as eating bring on something so terrible and life threatening? But her doctor assured her that she had to change her ways and her diet or she would not last another year. After explaining steps she could take to change her lifestyle the doctor gave Natasha hope. So if America would realize the problem of obesity and take the precautions needed to overcome it, America would change for the better and become