Obesity In America

The United States of America has the highest rate of obesity among all the high-income countries. This is an epidemic that needs to be reduced in communities and throughout the nation. Obesity, a medical condition which a person has excessive fat and not weight, is caused through eating a lot of food that is high in saturated fats and lack physical activity. Doctors use Body Index Maas (BMI) to determine if a person is obese. It has become a national problem that affects both children and adults. Obesity is the leading cause of death and linked to major chronic illnesses. The majority of people who are obese are from low-income families. Although, obesity causes chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and high-blood

Endometrial cancer is cancer of the lining of the uterus. Despite menopause status, obese women have two to four times the risk of developing the disease than a woman with normal weight. Obesity increases the chances of dying from endometrial cancer. According to Catch It Before It Kills journal, 80% of endometrial cancer are cause by abnormal hormone imbalance, which is when there is excess estrogen or lack of progesterone. When a woman starts menopause, the fat tissues is the primary sources of estrogen. Obesity cause “several hormonal derangement that potentially contribute to hyperplasia and carcinogenesis in the endometrium. However, some scientist believe that endogenous hormones play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer.” “Japanese-American women increase their endometrial cancer risk with only a small BMI increase, as compared with Caucasian and African-American women who increase their risk only with larger BMI increases.” This reveals that ethnicity and races plays a role in endometrial cancer

A study performed in the United States revealed that people with higher level of education and occupation have lower level of blood pressure. According to a study performed in Australia, it reported that high blood pressure (hypertension) is inversely associated with socioeconomic status both in men and women. The reason that lower socioeconomic groups are prevalent in high blood pressure is that there is not enough awareness of hypertension prevention. Also, they do not have access to supermarkets that sell health food in a cheaper price. They do not even have access to top-notch