Why is obesity thriving on today's world?
It is common knowlegde that obesity and unhealthy eating are on the rise nowadays. A lot can be held responsible for people behaving that way. The fact that there is a significant proportion of obese people is something that everyone must be aware of and it is rather worrying.
One of the reasons of obesity is fast food. The vast majority turn to fast food meals mainly beacause it is condired a tasty alternative . Many would prefer eating pizza instead of a salad . Fast food meals constist of much sugar, salt, fat and many calories , which most of the times is what gives people a sense of satisfaction after having a fast food meal. Also, fast food restaurants can be found everywhere. They are allocated in such way that people are constantly exposed at the sight of fast food. Sometimes it is too hard for people not to be temped. Even when others see places like that so much crowded are attracted. Moreover , people nowadays are often quite busy for having enough time to prepare something nutricious and healthy. Thus, the fast food meal is an easy to have your lunch . Advertisments also have an impact on peoples choices. For instance, fast food restaurants are advertised on tv and social media . People always see these and may out of curiosity want to try it. Last but not least , fast food is said to be cheap.
Another reason to that problem may be the fact that people nowadays lack of cooking skills . There have been many discussions on that fact and many are persuaded that cooking should be an optional subject for students at school. Young people and even adults do not know how to prepare a healthy meal. This leads to them always depending on others for their health .
As well as cooking skills , people are illeterate of nutrition too. People in the past believed that fast food would not harm their health. According to the documentary "Supersize me", several people called "the heavy users" would visit a fast food restaurant three or four times per week , apparently not being aware of the consequences. Not knowing about nutrition can have irriversible diseases , as people will not be taking care of what they consume. Parents and scools must teach young people the importance of nutrition, be it by having class conversations about it or by teaching them how to cook.
In conclusion, obesity being a dangerous to people's health upcoming problem, must be dealt with as soon as possible .
WRITER: Michaela Kapourani
