Statistics show that obesity levels have never reached such alarming rates ever before in history than today. About 97 million adults in the United States, just over one-third, are obese according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If our eating habits keep up with the rate we are on, it is predicted that by 2030, this number will rise to about 42% or higher. The biggest questions are when and why?
With the new advances of technology seen in computers, television, video games, ipads and cell phones, people have found new alternatives to staying inside laying on a couch rather than going outside and being active. This is one of the huge differences that has definitely taken its toll on the waistbands of many Americans. Another contributing factor is definitely the economy. Unhealthy food is cheap. Why would a person struggling to pay their bills feed their family expensive food from the grocery store when they could provide a huge cheeseburger and large fries for half the price and half the time by going to a fast food restaurant? Can people not afford to be healthy or do they just not care to be thin and look fit? There are so many factors that can lead to obesity but hopefully people will start to realize how tragic this epidemic actually has become.
