Proud to be an Obese American You couldn't open a magazine, you couldn't read a newspaper, you couldn't turn on the TV without hearing about the obesity epidemic in America. —Morgan SpurlockMr. Sanders retires from fast food and is now obese. He decides to be examined by me, Doctor Cerulli. “Hello, Mr. Sanders, it looks like the results of your health screening are in,” Dr. Cerulli said. “It looks great,” Mr. Sanders said, his huge checks tapping against his neck fat like an encore. Mr. Sanders was sitting there motionless, with ketchup residue on his shirt, I read the report. Let's start with body fat percentage. Your BMI, body mass index, is 33%. This means that one third of your body is fat. The vast consumption of your mouth-watering fast foods causes your body weight to be 526 pounds. Your body style by definition is obese. I know it's not genetic. Two years ago, when you came for a checkup, you were in perfect shape, but now it seems like you have started a bad eating trend that has led you to become obese. Mr. Sanders, do you have an explanation for yourself?" "Doc, fast food is so convenient. Every time I lose in a game, I get angry and start eating a lot. I'm not interested in doing a lot of activities at all. My lives now consist of fast food and technology,” Sanders answers, breathing heavily with every word. This example is a situation where many Americans are getting checked out. Similar checks show an increase in unhealthy tendencies. These bad tendencies are consuming ridiculous amounts of fast food, inactive lifestyles, gluttony and genetic predisposition Americans are becoming obese because they experience these trends every day Americans eat a bite to... half of paper... for gluttony fact is hard to digest, but there is evidence behind my point If one were to speculate about the causes of obesity, the reason why people are becoming obese is cheap fast foods, sedentary lifestyle, eating disorders. and genetics,” says Dr. Cerulli. Sanders responds, “How could I prepare myself the next time I go for a checkup?” Dr. Cerulli counters: "We need to create a new trend that has to do with the old one." However, now that we are able to identify the causes of why so many Americans are becoming obese, a new approach to this trend could offer a solution to the rise of obesity. A new foundation to propose a solution for the average American's increasing obese life could consume more organic foods and less fast food, start a new active lifestyle, contain eating disorders and overcome the genetic predisposition to obesity..