Personal and Societal causes Obesity? Explain.

            The way I see it, obesity has no place in this world. Personal and societal problems, including other factors, have had a great effect on America's citizens and still do. Excluding the rest of the world from this, despite the fact they too have obese people, the obesity problem is greater in America than it is in other countries. Dealing with personal issues resides with the individual, and societal plays along with the stress of the media pressuring people to be so darn thin!

            Give this some though, nine out of ten people on television are thin and not overweight like most of the American population. How the media portrays bias images and has the nerve to make someone feel ugly and worthless has done a great deal on people. People beginning to think that they are not thin enough and start developing eating disorders. Most likely, they're either super then or overweight.

            Societal problems could stress a person out. To cope with the stress people tend to eat for reassurance and unnoticeably they become obese. It’s the same thing with peer pressure. Peers would pick on obese people and perhaps cause them to eat more to cope with the stress or worse. The stress and constant reminders of how fat a person is ( ..thanks to the media…)  are one of the main reasons why people fall victim to obesity.

            Personal factors could be that a person has dietary problems and cannot balance their diet well enough to be considered healthy. Also, it could be out of boredom and lack of exercise. People get into the habit of watching T.V. as they eat, so they are unlikely to notice the occurring problem. And some people could be put down so much, such as "You'll never be pretty enough" or "You'll always be fat," etc. Phrases like that cause people to want to give up and just accept their weight without virtually putting in any effort.