Obesity is been talked about for generations and the media never leaves a chance without talking about it. There are two sides: one that states you should eat all you want, it’s your choice and you have the freedom to pick and choose and do anything with your body and the other side states that you should have weight control and exercise and balance your calories. As the medical association states obesity has a lot of different problems. It may lead not only to health problems but also to social problems. Being overweight and obese are two different things according to the BMI but people usually tend to generalize the idea of being overweight by saying the person is obese. Some people weigh less than average for their height because they have smaller bones and muscles. Others are underweight because they have less fat. In either case, being underweight is not unhealthy. But people may be underweight as the result of a disease such as cancer or diabetes. I look at obesity and think of diseases; this is because of family history. My whole family is practically considered overweight according to the BMI and has diseases that are even unheard off. There is a lot of factors that contribute to

being overweight or obese and we will take a look at them.

One of the leading causes of obesity among all age groups is physical inactivity, especially among teenagers and young people. Most obese young people do not eat more than young people of normal weight. They are just so inactive that even with a moderate appetite; they eat more than they need to and accumulate excess fat that won’t be burnt off because of lack of exercise. Exercise burns these many calories, and the more vigorous the activity, the more calories are burned off. Appetite is independent from the decrease in activity but dependant on the increase of activity. In other words the appetite of active people may increase if they become very active. If they become inactive, their appetite may not necessarily change back. Appetite does not go below a minimum level even if activity drops.

Since my family is mostly overweight, I see what they have to go through. All the medication and the health exams and the trouble they have to go through because of diabetes are just horrible. Would it be easier to just eat less, not be fully satisfied and walk more or have diabetes, have medication every night and go to the hospital for exams every week? I do agree with people on how restaurants and fast food chains have very good marketing skills and tend to lure us into their place making us buy even more than we intended in the first place. For instance, we go into McDonald’s to buy a simple cheeseburger, we go out with a whole combo meal, fries and a drink. It is so easy and cheap to super size everything. As they market their products, “pay less, get more.” Only people with very strong self control can say no to these advertisements. But the question is, is it just sa

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