Review: Epidemic indeed.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
Multiple factors play a role in influencing this epidemic of obesity: age, genetics, environmental factors, or the lack of physical activity that is going on in their lives. However, this does not mean everyone forever be obese. They can work to a better lifestyle and keep the weight off their body by maintaining better habits. It is cited in the book that the CDC considers this epidemic is attributed by the shifts in food practices in the U.S. In the society, there is a disparity in the prices of eating a healthy salad bowl that costs $13 when it's $5 for a combo meal which includes the burger, fries, and a drink. Essentially this shift in the U.S. food culture has resulted in an increase of childhood obesity and the possibility that 1 in 3 adults are obese. This ultimately costs tens of billions of dollars in the American healthcare system when it is cheaper to eat healthier than to deal with medical bills. Although losing weight is tough, it is very possible to lose the weight.