Course Work On Obesity In America A Cultural Problem With Farreaching Consequences

As the United States of America continues to develop and assume the role of a global leader in almost all the fields, the problem of obesity continues to haunt its development pride, and no matter the interventions that are made, it never seems to go away. Eating has developed to be a habit and not just for sustenance. Consequently, millions of people of all ages are grappling with the problem of obesity, while many others not obese are watching them with intent to condemn rather than help. Even children are not spared, with more than nine million obese children in the USA. Obesity significantly interferes with child development because many of them are discriminated and feel left out even in the education system, where they are considered lazy, stupid and slow.
The bigger risk is that they face a high risk of growing to be obese adults, and the risk of acquiring many diseases. With the increase in the number of obese people, weight discrimination tends to occur in many cases and the obese people have found themselves not able to effectively compete with the ordinary people. This makes them disadvantaged and their attitude towards life is affected tremendously. This has led to a situation whereby all the possible means to fight obesity, including the use of Weight Loss Surgery. However, such drastic measures have far-reaching consequences and pose serious health threats to those who chose to undertake them.
Unfortunately, more and more people are turning to this option instead of living with a severe social stigma. Although obesity is a national problem, there is a need to fight against the anti-fat attitudes in the society. As the problem grows, there is a need to fight other perceived problems that help to enhance the stigma and makes it even harder for obese people to life normally. Additionally, there is a need for the implementation of working solutions towards the problem of obesity.