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Discussion Board 1
Obesity has become one of the largest problems in American health. The problem has grown and grows each year. The importance of daily exercise dwindles and the fast food industries sky rockets.
Take for example all the problems Obesity causes:
arthritis
hernias
heartburn
adult-onset asthma
gum disease
high cholesterol levels
gallstones
high blood pressure
menstrual irregularities or cessation of menstruation (amenorhhea)
decreased fertility, and pregnancy complications
shortness of breath that can be incapacitating
sleeping disorders
skin disorders, arising from the bacterial breakdown of sweat and cellular material in thick folds of skin or from increased friction between folds
emotional and social problems
Stroke
Other health problems
(Answers, 2007)
No one becomes obese on purpose its all those addictives and chemicals that are put into our foods. Our past ancestors used fermentation methods, drying sun techniques and salt. If we did what our past ancestors have done we wouldnt be so fat today.
Today over 300 thousand people die from being obese, that is more then people smoking. If you smoked you would out live a person who was obese, now thats sad.
If the government made