“In the developed world, increasing obesity can be attributed primarily to the environment in which we live and eat” (Rozin 1). I believe that our environment has evolved in such a way that has made becoming obese extremely easy, requiring us to increase our self-awareness and control. To understand this statement, we must examine three factors that impact us the most. First, as humans we have evolved to fit our first hunter and gatherer ancestor’s lifestyle, therefore we must make several changes in America. Second, our country’s culture is largely different from many other countries around the globe, and we should learn from them. Lastly, our children are not being raised properly and it is the start of a vicious cycle, so we must first educate parents. I think that if we understand as Americans that our environment is posing a threat to our children and we alter a few things, the epidemic will slowly but surely go away.
First and foremost, evolution has adapted our......
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