Not only does the advances in technology cause lack of physical activity, but it also is a part of the way we eat. Since the American society today is so technologically advanced and fast paced, our eating habits are greatly affected. Many of the families are on the go today due to their jobs or careers, which is a reason why healthy meals are not prepared often. Now most families turn to restaurants or microwaves to feed their children daily. Not saying that you should not eat at a fast food restaurant, but if you choose to then you should eat as healthy as possible, and not eat there daily. Families should learn to make and take time out of their busy schedules to eat healthy, especially the families with children. Because children are affected by their eating habits in many ways, and it is important that they get proper nutrition and vitamins daily, to stay healthy and not worry about the obesity problem that has plagued the American society. Americans should return to the days when a home cooked meal was seen by the family daily, and obesity was not as big of a problem. I am not saying that the technological advances that we have seen over the years are bad things, but we should work hard at trying to instill hard work, and not always taking the easy way out back into the youth of today. If we return to those times, and add the recommended daily amount of physical activity into the youth, then it would not only help them to become better as people, but it would also help them with the amount of weight they gain as well.
In a book entitled, Theories of Obesity: Is There Any Hope for Order, it shows that the obese do not eat more than the non-obese, but it is due to a person’s lifestyle as well as their genes. Honestly I do not believe that obesity is due to a person’s gene I am a strong believer that the only way a person can become obese is through over-eating and pure laziness.
Now that you understand the bad things for being obese there are definitely some advantages to being bigger than the rest, mainly people like the obese size because of its’ intimidation factor. Secondly people like to be big because it gives them a sense of leadership and lastly it also gives you a sense of being different than the rest.
In a book entitled, Feeding the Hungary Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating, it tells us that a normal person will continue to eat anything that is pleasing to self and stop doing anything that causes discomfort. This is a perfect example of obesity. A person, when first developing obesity will quit all habits that may cause discomfort for example if a person is over-sized any extra curricular activities are cut out and he becomes more obsessed with food and laziness.
Obesity is something that has definitely affected my life. I have been a big person since the day I can remember. I stay active and do any and everything I can to lose the weight, only to fail and to realize over and over again that it is not an easy job. I like a lot of heavier set people in this world have fallen in to the technology trap and it really has affected my weight. I am a big fan of the computer and I really don’t know what I would do with out it. It is true to me that I have become a technology junkie and in order to break this horrible trend for our next generation we must go back to the “olden days” of swinging on a swing, to freeze tag, or kickball, because if we don’t we are doomed to increase the number of children with problems breathing, walking, and living. In a nutshell we will increase obesity.
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