It is socially acceptable to be overweight or obese...

A mind boggling statistic that continues to amaze us in the Ukmedix newsroom is that in America normal weight people are in a minority therefore the majority of American citizens are either overweight meaning they have a Body Mass Index of over 25, or obese with a Body Mass Index of thirty plus. In some American States the situation is even worse with normal weight people being in a less than 1/3 minority. It is shocking to think that the wealthiest country of all nations with all of its great advances in science, medicine and health care has some of the unhealthiest citizens in the whole world and it looks like the situation is going to get more serious in the future.

Obesity in America really took off in the 1980’s and while many people have different theories for the sudden explosion of weight in America at Ukmedix News we reckon that it really is quite simple. The American people are quite simply eating too much! If you compare what the average American food portion is to the average food portion of most other countries it is quite obvious that Americans are putting too much on their plates.

The American lifestyle is also revolving around easy to prepare and easy to eat food such as junk food and processed food which is laden with calories and extra fat. The amount of fruit and vegetables that American people eat is going down each and every year which also compounds the problem.

The other thing that amazes us in the Ukmedix newsroom is why people don’t make more of an effort to lose weight when there is so much quality information about losing weight around. However it seems that if you inhabit an area where more than 50 percent of the people you are hanging around with have the same problem as you, you will not feel so self conscious about it. One of the strongest incentives for people to lose weight is that they do not want to feel any different to their friends but in many American States it is socially acceptable and not abnormal to be overweight or obese.

The obesity epidemic in America is now putting a great strain on its economy and its productivity which could be very serious in the future. At Ukmedix News we believe that the American government must do more to get its citizens in good health and good shape.