Review Of The Documentary 'A Growing Plague'

Obesity: A Growing Plague In the year 2010, the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead was released. In the film, Australian native Joe Cross has realized that his health is worsening very fast. So Cross finally decides that he will turn his life around by taking an extreme diet that will deprive him of macronutrients for 60 days. Macronutrients are nutrients found in foods other than fruits and vegetables. Micronutrients are those nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. Micronutrients provide minerals such as Vitamin A, Iodine, Iron, Folate, and Zinc. While the body does not need these in large amounts, they are essential to the body because they help develop disease prevention and promote well-being. Micronutrients are important to include

This relates directly to the first reason and is the cause of it. People can talk about how low-income and obesity goes hand in hand, but the greater root cause of this is education or rather the lack thereof. The first examination is upon children with parents who did not complete high school. A study by the National Survey of Children’s Health found that children with parents that didn’t finish high school had a 30% greater chance of developing obesity than children with parents that had a college degree. The National Center for Health Statistics also shows an interesting stat that supports the claim of education and obesity. From the ages of 25 to 54, the largest percentage of obese individuals were those who do not have a high school diploma. The only age bracket that was different was 55-64 where the largest group was those without any college education. These two groups of education levels, however, make up 75% to 85% of obese individuals in all age brackets. By observing this, one can deduct that education does have a relationship with obesity. By receiving a better education, one can get a better job and live in a good neighborhood and from there live a healthy

However, an article from the Medical School at Harvard University disagrees. This paper says that there have been mutations in genes that make humans more susceptible to obesity and increase fat levels. Yet, the author of the article said that even though these genes are hereditary, that doesn’t mean their destiny. The article clearly states that obesity is 100% preventable by living a healthy lifestyle. This invalidates the argument that obesity is a genetic disorder. Genetic disorders are often untreatable, so to argue obesity as one is