Obesity In The USA

Obesity in the USA.

It is common knowledge that obesity figures in the USA rise dramatically over the last 30 years. 34% of American adults are now obese, meaning they are dangerously overweight. And the main reason for weight gain is straightforward energy imbalance. It means that if you don’t use up energy in the calories that you have consumed, then your body stores the rest in your fat cells. And there are several factors in the USA that have contributed to this imbalance.

Firstly, people eat lots of junk food. For instance, food that are widely advertised and heavily marketed in the USA have too much sugar, and salt that makes it harder for the bodyto burn fat. Additionally, you can find vending machines that sell snacks which is very calorific, cheap and easily available in schools.