For the first time in history more than half of the citizens in this country are overweight, and one out of every five are considered to be seriously obese. Americans eat at fast food chains like Mc Donald’s where everything is “Super sized”, there no longer is a small size there is a medium, large, and extra large when it comes to food servings. Our country is full of junk foods and snack foods loaded with preservatives empty calories, and hydrogenated oils. Our nation is a b

Being overweight can also be looked at as an addiction to eating. It is similar to any other addictions such as smoking or drinking too much. Maybe people can’t control their desire for food and that’s why they continue to eat. Are we as a society at fault or is the individual at fault? Has America made it acceptable to be over weight, and that’s why we are considered an obese nation, and if so are there any solutions to this problem?

This then leads us to what solutions? We are a fat nation because we are not educated enough about food, and eating healthy. If eating healthier becomes our way of life and part of American cuisine it would have more of an impact on people today. So is it right for use to judge people because they’re fat or should we be on their case about because it’s not healthy for them or our society we live in? People should be responsible for them selves and worry about their own health, and size. We shouldn’t make people unhappy like in the Notes from the overfed article, where he was persuaded to lose his fat and became unhappy with out it. At the same time we should make sure people realize that over eating can cause obesity and harmful risks towards your health. Educating people about dieting can only go so far, it has to become a way of life. The best we can do is be open-minded and learn how to eat healthy, and soon eating healthy food will be part of our society.

Everyone In America grows up in his or her own cultural aspect on food. Some diets are based heavily on meats, others based on seafood. There are all sorts of different cultural foods in America,

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