Week 3: Discussion 1

Week 3: Discussion 1

Introduction

Obesity is one of the biggest problems being faced by people in America. This epidemic has spread over a very short span of time and is now very common especially in children. This can be judged from a fact that between 1988-1994 and 2007-2008 the proportion of obese people has increased considerably. Although it is a global problem, the United States in particular has suffered a lot due to the problems arising because of the high proportion of its population being overweight. Accorded to CDC, 35.7% of American adult population suffers from obesity and this ...