Why More People become Obesity?

Obesity is becoming a big problem of our society because a lot of diseases are caused by obesity. Today, in American, more and more people were becoming over-weight or obesity, especially the children. Obesity can cause a lot of problem to children, and it will also affect children's future life.

The obesity has affected people's life since early nineteen century. In 1820, the over-production of corn made the price of corn drops rapidly, so people began to find other use for corn because it can make more money than just simply sold corn. Corn whiskey became the better choice, so a huge amount of whiskey was produced at that period of time, and becuase of the superabundant and cheap whiskey was produced, it became "the drink of choice" for most people. People who lived in that time drank a lot of whiskey everyday. The results of toping is not only the obesity epidemic, but also the instability of society. According to Pollan's article "The Consumer: A Republic of Fat", he states that "When food is abundant and cheap, people will eat more of it and get fat." I really agree with this point of view. When abundant food is produced, the price of food will drop, and most people will the cheaper food, and also because of the lower price, people will get more food to eat, more food means more calories, so the result will be getting more weight.

The reason of obesity in today is that people eat too much fast food, people like fast food is not only because it is convenient, but also because it is cheap.