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Obesity and Americans
Something Serious Needs To Be Done Regarding Obesity And Americans
The percentage of Americans that are overweight has gone up by about a third in the past twenty years, and there
seems to be no let up in the number of overweight Americans that are going down this path because above twenty-five
percent of American children today are also obese or overweight. Americans will continue to be obese as there does
not seem to be any turnaround in the trends emerging which is actually taking a turn for the worse.
Food-Rich And Activity-Scarce Environment Is To Blame
It is easy for Americans to get access to too much food and social situations promote such overeating, and with
technology making it easier to avoid exercising, obesity is a big problem that needs to be tackled at the earliest.
Many experts are of the opinion that obesity in Americans is triggered by a food-rich environment which is
compounded by activity-scarce environments, and people that may be susceptible to gaining weight.
The US government has recognized the problem of obesity in this country, and Medicare has opened the door to
covering obesity treatments while the Internal Revenue Service has also begun to allow tax breaks for a number of
weight-loss programs. This problem is very serious, with about two-thirds of American adults being overweight or
obese, and this problem is threatening tobacco to become the No. 1 cause of deaths in the United States that could
have been prevented.
Obesity seems not to recognize age barriers as it is believed that approximately sixteen percent of children aged
between six and nineteen are overweight. It is also feared that an estimated 400,000 people will likely expire due
to obesity-related illnesses, and this is symptomatic of obesity and Americans that does not even distinguish
between states such as Seattle, where the outdoor life is an ethos and other states in the US.
Lifestyle seems to play an important role in the American obesity problem, given our propensity to use cars for
every outing, giant mugs to drink whipped-cream topped mochas and a culture in which everyone is rushing around,
and yet still sitting still most of the time. It is believed that almost three-fourths of the county residents may
enjoy a completely sedentary or inactive lifestyle in which they fail to meet the minimum activity levels for five
days in a week.
Obesity in Americans continues to grow thanks to our opting to snack on candies rather than on carrots, and our
preference for watching television instead of taking time out to jog or walk in the evenings. It certainly calls
for a strong will to cope with the mounting problem of obesity in this country, which if not checked, will
certainly continue to afflict a significant portion of the American population.
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