Obesity is an ever-growing problem in our society. Adults and children are becoming increasingly over weight. But what exactly are the effects of obesity on not just our society but people themselves. Many things are associated with being obese such as heart disease, diabetes, and other health related problems. However, in recent articles we have read lately, it has been shown that obesity is not linked to the rise in any of these problems. So, the question is: why are we associating negative connotations with obesity?
People, TV, articles, and ect. are making the argument that obesity has some very detrimental effects. I believe this is mainly because it is frowned upon to be overweight. Therefore, researchers are linking obesity to the rise in other health problems to help scare people away from being overweight. They are using information gathered from over 50 years ago to do their research to make it seem like obesity is increasing these other concerns. The rise in diabetes and heart disease have actually been shown to not be a direct link to anything to do with obesity in the recent articles we have read in class. The reason researchers are making the argument that in fact they do when in actuality they don’t is because they want to provide a sense of fear in being obese. This helps gives people a reason to want to lose weight and eat healthier, even though it might not be completely factual.
I agree with the reason the researchers are making the argument that obesity has increased other health concerns even when in reality they don’t. I think that unless negative things are associated with being overweight then people will not be concerned with it. If a person thinks they might have an increase for heart disease if they continue eating the way they have then they might change the way they eat. Obesity is a problem that will only continue to grow unless we are scared to become over weight. The only way that we can try to turn this growing problem around is by scaring people away from it, and that might be the result of a few lies that could help people develop a healthier lifestyle.
