Obesity

      Different countries have different thoughts on nutrition, some countries take nutrition more seriously than others.  I would have to say in America since the majority of the population is more overweight than any other country in the world, that Americans are not taking nutrition seriously.  Of course there are people in America that do care about nutrition, but what I'm saying is that overall the majority of the people just doesn't seem to care about what they are eating.  Let's take America for example and compare it to some of the other countries around the world to see how the public thinks about nutrition. 

          Statistics show that more than 60% of Americans are obese, which is the leading cause of deaths besides smoking.  Japan's obesity level is only 3% according to statistics of health.  Only 3% of the population is obese! So that means that obesity is not even a problem in Japan.  America is taking the lead ahead of others in being obese.  So why is it that only America seems to be the country with the highest obesity level and not all the other countries?  The answer is simple, it's their diet.  When you look around the world, many people around the world are concern about nutrition and what they are putting into their body.  Take Japan for example, the overall diet in Japan is mainly rice and seafood since Japan is an island and they get most of their food from the ocean.  They eat in small portions and their meals don't consist of lots of sugar, high in fat, but mostly a soy diet.  The problem in America is that we rely heavily on convenient foods, or fast foods.  We also rely heavily on our cars for transportation, we are the biggest car consumers than any other country in the world.  With the bad diet and decrease in physical activity, as a result the obesity levels will increase.  You see that everything has gotten bigger just in the last decade. Cars have gotten bigger to fit those people, cup holders in cars have gotten bigger because of Americans choosing super-sized drinks.  You go to McDonalds or any other fast food joints and you see even the meals have gotten bigger.  Everything in America is getting bigger!

          This is an issue that needs to be resolved or the obesity level will continue to rise and rise.  We need to understand and watch what we eat.