Obesity

Obesity is more of a problem today than ever. Obesity is defined as having "a BMI or body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex"(CDC 1). It has gained widespread concern and attention.

Many people ask themselves why is America becoming so obese or what is leading to people becoming obese? The answer is laziness! America as a society has become lazy from our technology! This makes us not want to participate in exercise or physical activity therefore leading us to become overweight and obese. According to the CDC, "Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years." The CDC also claims that, "Obesity now affects 1 in 6 children and adolescents in the United States." They published an article titled, "Childhood Overweight and Obesity" laying out more obesity facts and causes in America. If you think about that fact, one in every six children you see are supposedly obese. That's one in six children that don't participate in sports. Now if this problem is constantly increasing and doubling or quadrupling, think about how many sports members could be lost. Children just spend too much time sitting nowadays. The role of technology in our lives leads us to be spending all our time sitting instead of doing productive things. According to Michelle Obama's "Let's move campaign," research shows that children spend about 7 hours a day just sitting. This fact is ridiculous but proves why children are becoming obese and not playing sports.