ESSAY

English

Joseph fadorko

25 April, 2021

Mason Peebles

Think about food in a different way. Its not just food its fuel . Its important ,why? Find positive way to lose weight

Americans have become so consumed by their everyday life and tight schedules that they dont give adequate attention to their food habits. In the United states 68% of people are obease and 30.3 million people are diabetics. Food has become an issue in America that people brush off thinking that they have time to change it.

American citizens must take action early on and be diligent in changing their food eating habits in order to keep from spiraling downhill. Eating is not just fulfilling your hunger, The food you consume plays a major part in both your physical and mental health. Taking your diet importance lightly can lead you to a life with health complications mentally and physically.

When It first comes to mind most people think as I do “ how harmful can it be , it's just food it can't do too much harm. In america the leading cause of death is heart disease, what does that have to do with food you may be asking yourself. A Lot of the processed foods and goods that are exported and created have harmful elements that increase our chances of having heart complications later on in life. As of recent years food productions companies have begun to put warning labels on processed foods such as bacon, hotdogs, ham, and other processed meats. This label is a warning telling consumers that eating these foods have a direct correlation to risk of cancer.

The activity of a person who is at the ideal weight will look much different than a person who is obease. The person who is more in shape is going to be able to be more involved in activities because they aren't dealing with the complications of obesity. Picture two children one in shape and the other obease.

The two kids can grow up in the same neighborhood, go to the same school and have the same friends but the way that they are going to interact with other peers is going to be a lot different. When all the kids decide that they want to have fun and go to the swimming pool the kid that is inshape doesnt think twice about going but for the kid that is obease this is one of their worst nightmares.

That child would do anything so that they wouldn't have to take their shirt off and be embarrassed by the looks and comments from the other kids. As the child grows up This fear of being pointed out turns into a for of anxiety. Even if that person that was obease as a child isn't obease as an adult that trauma and uncomfortability is still there.

Every doctor visit and check up that child is reminded that he or she is obease. The Constant criticism about their body, what they need to fix and change begins to tear this person down. Imagine people that are like you being frowned upon, you had no control over how you were created but people are constantly shaming and judging you .

The looks and comments that obease people receive makes them feel as if they are not human at all. In the new environment that we live in where everything is green and healthy obease people are constantly set as examples of what not to be. This treatment makes people shut down and go into a state of depression. It leaves you not wanting to interact with people or even leave your house which in the end will just add to the problem.

Works cited

Borne, Cheryl Ann. “Social, Economic, and Health Impact of Obesity.” HealthCentral, HealthCentral, 31 Aug. 2012, www.healthcentral.com/article/social-economic-and-health-impact-of-obesity.

Peter. “World's Most Obese Countries – Ranked.” The Facts Institute, 28 Aug. 2020, www.factsinstitute.com/ranking/worlds-most-obese-countries/#:~:text=10%20most%20obese%20countries%20in%20the%20world%201,7%20Kiribati%208%20Tonga%209%20Samoa%2010%20Micronesia.