Gluttony

             Today Americans are considered to have the worst diet in the world and are the most overweight people. Why is this? Is it because we are always in such a rush to go to work, and make money that we never stop and eat healthy? We are always just grabbing food on the run, the quick easy meal fix. If you watch television or even in newspapers and magazines, there are all of these new dieting plans and exercise programs. Maybe we should stop and think about what we are eating and how much we eat before we go out and worry about exercising. Is obesity a problem here in America or is that our society just makes it a problem? Americans are not educated enough about eating healthy, and that leads to our nation over eating.
             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 busy nation, always working but that doesn't mean we have to eat unhealthy. Being over weight obviously has many unhealthy side effects, such as high blood pressure, heart attacks, and eventually can lead to death. So if people know this then why do we continue to eat?.
             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, but when you think of American cuisine, what do you think of? Most people think large portions a lot of food in one serving pile it on the plate, or even grab for a second servings. Americans are waste full and want extra and more of everything including food.