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Healthier food choices: solution to obesity epidemic

Obesity is a deeply concerning epidemic in America. According to the Center for Disease Control, CDC, obesity is defined as being 30 percent above one's ideal body weight.

It is understandable that some people cannot help being overweight. Some people are naturally going to be obese due to their body structure, while others basically gorge themselves with food.

Obesity can cause high blood pressure and cholesterol, type-two diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease. Also, it has been associated with many types of cancer. Women who are obese are susceptible to endometrial cancer, cancer of the uterine lining.

Even though we have all been warned of these hazards we still flood the drive-thrus of McDonald's or Burger King. vPeople are constantly on the move, so therefore they never have the time to actually eat a healthy meal; instead the busyness of our lives forces us to make unhealthy food choices.

Eating fatty foods and not being engaged in routine physically active can greatly increase an individual's chances for being obese.

There should be more talk about obesity in the media to raise awareness on this subject. Natural and organic foods should be sold at more affordable prices while fatty, unhealthy foods should be left off of the market.

Individuals should look for ways to increase physical activity, such as parking in less convenient parking spots.

If we really want to tackle this problem, then people should take this issue seriously and make healthier food choices.

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