Obesity A Social Problem Or A Epidemic - 1670 Words

This proposal will be responding to Task 3: OBESITY A SOCIAL PROBLEM OR A EPIDEMIC. In the research that I performed on this topic, I learned many things, including that the problem of obesity is not one or the other it is both. Meaning that it is not just a social problem, or just an epidemic, it is both of them depend on the environment or situation that the particular person or people are in at the time. It is also not just a problem in the United States, but it is a problem on a global scale. I plan to present what could solve the epidemic in the United States. I believe that this epidemic can be solved by doing three simple things with our children’s or youth of our society. By teaching our children how to cook, promoting fitness†¦show more content†¦In addition, the children of higher income families were more of a risk of becoming obese since they never learned to cook in the home. That dose makes sense of our society today since a lot of people with higher i ncome today would either go out to dinner or get take out all of the time instead of cooking a meal. The only problem with this is that you do not know what is in the food that you are receiving. We could also introduce a cooking course in the schools so that our children will learn how to cook and then take that knowledge home and teach their parents how to cook healthy meals. Therefore, you can see how the smallest things could make a difference and if not solve an epidemic; it could help prevent it, or at least some aspects of it. By introducing a fitness program in all of the schools in the United States can possibly could be another solution to this huge epidemic. Like anything else, exercise should be performed daily and it is recommended that for an ideal fitness routine to be at least 45 minutes a day for four to five days a week. (Fornicola, n,d) in this article it listed many different ways to prevent obesity including getting enough fitness activity. As adults, we all know how important it is to get plenty of physical exercise is so we should be teaching this to our youth either in the home or in the schools if not both. It has been stated many times in countless publications on the subject of obesity and childhood