Obesity and Choice
November 8th, 2009 by 
ragoldbe
An article on CNN came out, stating that “More than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat,” putting a quantifiable number on obesity cancer cases.
Obesity, as we all know, is bad for you due to other major health problems like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, as well as low self-esteem and self-confidence. I was thinking a lot about the obesity crisis in our country, and I think that part of the problem really comes down to the way we make choices here. Everyone knows that eating fruits and veggies and exercising is healtheir than sitting on a couch and eating chips. With newer technologies and increased globalization, we have more choices than ever, but perhaps with this plethora of options, we haven’t been adquately prepared to make the right and healthy choices. I’d put this in another file of health education, something needing much more reform if we want people to make choices that seem simple and easy for their health.
Click here to see the article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/obesity.cancer.link/index.html
