Complete 14 page APA formatted essay: How to adress obesity in the United States.This paper asserts that Americans are passive victims of two forces beyond their immediate control, their genetic makeu

Complete 14 page APA formatted essay: How to adress obesity in the United States.

This paper asserts that Americans are passive victims of two forces beyond their immediate control, their genetic makeup and the "obesegenic" environment in which they live. There is drastic increase in obesity in the United States during the past 20 years. Current health care and social systems in the United States are in dire need of improvement, to halt the spread of the epidemic of Obesity. Sadly, it is one of the most rampant public health threats in the US, overlooked for centuries and affecting more and more people. Obesity leads to many other health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer, to name just a few. So far, efforts in prevention are futile, as awareness of the problem is not well-disseminated. It is important that communities along with the federal government and the state health department take action to implement long-term obesity prevention and treatment solutions, instead of ‘short term fixes’. Many believe that prevention of Obesity begins at home, as each individual family member is responsible in practicing healthy habits such as having good nutrition and enough exercise. Others advocate that schools and school districts need to feed students the healthy way. However, the dilemma lies in the great influence of media – the extensive advertisement of super-sized meal deals, or dietary programs from the food and pharmaceutical corporations. Looking at ‘obesity’ etiologically, it seems to be a multifactor problem caused by poor diet and physical inactivity.