The Real Truth Behind Obesity

 

Today, we face issues a lot of people don’t see as problems. People grow up living non-healthy life styles without even knowing, or they do know, but do nothing about it. Most of this starts in adolescence. Truth is, the parents play a big role on how their children eat and exercise. As a child gets older, they tend to get comfortable on how they look and think it’s acceptable. Being obese shouldn’t be acceptable. A lot of people like the way they look and want to live that way. People can live how they want, but just because society has this new “big and beautiful” concept, doesn’t mean it’s okay to be obese and love your body.

 

 

Effects and Causes

Effects

This simply comes down to reality and how being obese will effect your body as you get older. Being obese can lead to heart problems, diabetes, some cancers, high blood pressure, bone and joint issues. As stated from an article called The Effects of Obesity by Stanford Health Care, “Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can have a negative effect on many systems in your body”. “People who are overweight or obese have a much greater risk of developing serious conditions, including: heart disease, type 2 diabetes, bone and joint issues”.

Being obese, not all the time, can lead to depression. You start to see other people in shape and ask why you can’t just be skinny, or you hate fit people. When someone that is obese says, “why can’t I just be skinny”, here is a wild thought, you can! Don’t make excuses or put hate on fit people or society because you are not what you want to be. Instead, get out and exercise, make healthier choices and become thinner or muscular.

Causes

Below are the top two reasons I think obesity can occur. Of course, there are more that can be added, but it can all fall back on just these two topics.

 

Genetics

Of course, genetics can play a role in obesity. This doesn’t mean a person should blame the genetics and say, “there is nothing I can do about it”. Yes, there is something you can do about it, it’s called eat better and exercise more.  Genetics is only a part of the obesity issue in society, but this shouldn’t be an excuse. Just because the parents are obese, why should you also be obese? Do something about it and make your life better now and for the future. When it comes to being young, of course it is hard to tell what really is healthy or not, but the older you get, there should be no excuse why you shouldn’t eat better and exercise.

Lifestyle

If you grow up in a lifestyle where your parents are not in shape, guess what? More times than not you will be obese, too. The older you get you can change your lifestyle. Being young of course is difficult because you are not sure yet what exactly is wrong or right. But, obese people should have no reasons as they get older to “love” their bodies. Obesity is unhealthy and needs to change. Obese people should not be promoting “big and beautiful”, that is like promoting, “If you love cancers, diabetes, and being out of shape join us”. This is not a lifestyle anybody should be living whether you think it’s good or not. Live a healthy lifestyle and make better choices, that is what obese people should be promoting to get everyone to live healthier.

The types of foods you eat will effect how you feel and look. If you change what you eat, you can change your metabolism and start to lose weight. Your surrounding plays a big roll, too. Your family, friends, of course social media. But, none of these should be an excuse of why you can’t lose weight. You can’t say that social media or your family keeps making you obese. You are making yourself obese by falling into a trap, finding other excuses why something can’t work for you. If you know the lifestyle you live isn’t healthy, change it. Go out and buy healthier foods, start reading health and nutrition books. (There will be a button linked to a nutrition book below).

One major issue I hear personally from people who are obese, is that work gets in the way. Unless you have a physically demanding job such as construction, landscaping etc., there should be no excuse to exercise or at least eat better. The problem is people don’t see being obese as a problem and will “deal” with it the older they get. The minimum you need is at least 30 minutes of exercise, 3 days a week. Of course, sitting on a bike and saying you do cardio doesn’t count. You need to be standing and making the intensity high if all you are doing is the minimum. When it comes to eating healthier, that should be a no-brainer. If you go out and buy lunch, or make meals, guess what? Just make them healthy choices. When you look at a menu somewhere and go, “hmm can I get the cheeseburger with a small coke”. Sorry to break it to you, that isn’t making healthier choices. Instead you can say “can I get the grilled chicken sandwich with a water”. There should be no reason an obese person cannot eat better at the very least. Start changing your life today, not tomorrow, next week, or next month, right now.

 

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Reference

 

Obesity Causes. Stanford Health Care. 2017.

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/healthy-living/obesity.html