Obesity
America has become a society obsessed with appearance, especially weight.
We are conditioned at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to be
thin. This norm is projected to millions of Americans each day through
television, magazines, billboards and every other form of media and advertising.
How are people to know acceptance and happiness with themselves and others when
our culture propagates what the perfect body should be.
It is the search for the elusive, perfect body that has created a thirty-
three billion dollars a year weight loss industry. Yet few reduce their body
fat and even fewer maintain their weight loss beyond two to three years. This
leads to yo-yo dieting and increased low self-esteem of people constantly
struggling to become what they see as a normal member of society.
A problem that lies within this problem, is the chronically obese person.
Obesity is when one's body wieght is 25-30% above normal. While overweight is......
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