Open prompt # 7

Obesity is a problem that occurs when people eat more calories than what our body uses.  A person who is considered obese, has a body weight of 20% higher than what the normal or average weight should be for a person that height and age.  Besides just eating too much, there are many other factors that contribute to being obese. Age is a key contributor that affects your weight.  As a person gets older, their bodies metabolism slows down which means you do not require as many calories per day.  Many people do not realize this and continue to eat as many calories per day when they are 50 as they did when they were a young adult.  Obesity is a leading preventable death in America, and it is one of the most serious public health problems.  One of the biggest things that can help reduce the excess fat is exercise. That and less caloric intake are the leading contributors to what will help loose the fat and not be obese.

Open Prompt #6

Often times, people think that they are over weight when in reality they are normal and healthy.  I know that this applies to girls more often than boys.  Many women think they are fat which sometimes results in them ending up with an eating disorder.  I know of many girls who are in perfectly good health and have a normal body weight who work extra hard at the gym daily and eat barely anything to try to become skinny.  This I feel, is due to the unrealistic models in the magazines we read.

The American society is very corrupt.  In the average magazine ad, the women models are always perfect and not normal.  This gives girls the idea that that is what the desired look is.  It is upsetting because people will go through harsh things to try to achieve the "perfect body."

Open Prompt

Being obese or extremely overweight has many negative side effects.  As people continue to eat and eat, their health levels continue to decrease.  Many overweight adults will develop Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, asthma, along with a ton more harmful things.   What many people don't realize is that every single one of those can be prevented if you are over weight.  By simply, exercising and eating right.  Obesity in America is a growing epidemic can can easily be prevented.    In order to lose the excess luggage you are carrying around, you have to be motivated to get rid of it. Which in many cases, a lot of people simply are just too lazy.

To me, it is just sad when I see an over weight person who also has an over weight child.  This can easily be prevented by giving the child nutritional food.  Many parents will feed their children unhealthy food because the kid is being stubborn and only wants to eat chicken nuggets and french fries.  American's need to get out of the habit of feeding their kids unhealthy foods and allowing them to snack on chips and candy constantly.  One out of every three children in America is either obese or overweight.  This statistic is unbelievable and it needs to be under-control and stopped immediately.