BAD ECONOMY = OBESITY

Bad Economy = Obesity

When people are asked why a portion of the population in the Unites States is obese they often tend to say; people are obese because they want to or because they are not educated on neutrino. But is obesity really a choice? Or is there reasons why

 people are obese instead of fit?

People who have that answer that people are obese because they want to do know there are many factors that contribute to the why they are obese. They are not to blame why they think that, because the media has send the message to the public that obesity is a choice. Yet, what they don’t know is that obesity is cause mainly by economic problems and stress. So is not about taking the choice of being obese or not.

Since the economy of the United States crashed on the 2006 most of the populations which is the middle class and poor lost their jobs as well as houses. Without a job many hard working Americans had to cut off many expenses, even the basics. If before the economy crashed they couldn’t afford healthy food, well not now either. Away to save money buying cheaper food was not really an option, but a must do.

Fast food like Macdonaldshas always had the dollar menu, which many families saw the answer to the changes they needed to do. Macdonalds provides delicious food that gets anyone full for just a dollar. Yes, it its cheaper but it has a lot of calories, but at time these families didn’t have the time to think about that.

Now that the economy has gotten a little bit better, so might say obese people can afford to buy healthier food than Macdonals. Yet, the sad truth is that these families can’t afford it. They have to either work over time or two jobs to support their families. Since, they have to work a lot they come home late and tired. Therefore they don’t have the time to cook, rather to eat some think quick. So, even if these hard working and middle class families don’t want to be obese anymore they don’thave the resources or the time to make that change.

Because obese people do nothave too much energy to move and their bodies do not function like they aresupposed to do, these people will carry with alone with various diseases that can lead tofatal dead. Obesity causes high blood pressure, stroke, Type 2 diabetes,abnormal blood fats, metabolic syndrome (heart diseases), and cancer andreproductive problems. So, obesity is not just one problem alone but also thewhole package.

So, now that we know why 2/3of adults and nearly 1/3 of children struggle with overweight and obesity because is not a personal choice but a result of many factors lets talk about some solutions that could prevent or help fight obesity.

We know that the main problem or factor why people are obese is because of the bad economy. So, I think if we come to  negotiable solutions with the government and the whole nation, obesity and overweight can be reduce. I think one of the solutions to this bad economy could be tax 20% the rich. With the taxes collected from the rich the government could create more jobs for those who still do not have a job, also to raise the minimum wage. This way hard working people get pay more and would have to work less, which will result in more free time.  With the free time this families could go out with their children for hiking, play on the recreational parks, or even just walk around.  Or create more programs like “Let’s Move” by First Lady Michelle Obama. Not only will one family be involvedbut the entire community. If we fight obesity we are also fighting the other diseases that come alone with it.OBESITY