Obesity Satire

Americans need to accept that obesity is a disease, a disease that nearly 40 percent of all American adults have. Obesity is not simply an issue of being overweight, obesity is an issue of killing your body slowly, your organs, your lungs and all other bodily functions suffer when you develop obesity. When we encourage a climate in America where obesity is seen as the norm we encourage a toxic environment of allowing a disease to run rampid. And, In 2018 obesity has become an epidemic in America. An epidemic that American schools and the government should be addressing, as well as the American public as a whole.

Many people believe that obesity is a certain body shape, the way you eat or your weight, but medically obesity is decided by your

Every single state and community in America is impacted by the cost of obesity, and severe obesity alone costs state Medicaid programs between $5 million in Wyoming and $1.3 billion in California each year. Overall obesity related healthcare costs $768 per person every single year in Oregon. The obesity crisis costs our nation more than $150 billion in healthcare costs annually. This does not mean that it is not important to spend money on obesity related health care, but obesity is a highly preventable disease. Although there can be a slight genetic predisposition for obesity, that is more often than not caused by family culture, and some other health issues like a thyroid problem can lead to weight gain it will never lead to a weight problem that cannot be managed. Unlike other diseases like cancer or Alzheimer's disease that you are virtually unable to control, obesity is a long and slow process that takes many years and can be stopped and reversed at any time. Obesity is manageable like no other disease, especially with technology like Lap Band surgery and dietician approved nutrition and exercise programs now being free thanks to the internet. There is no understandable reason for obesity to have to continue to put a burden on American taxpayers when losing weight is as simple as burning more calories than you’re