Western civilization has a problem that needs to be solved immediately. People take for granted the ecology of their body by mutilating it beyond recognition and converting it into a shapeless mass. World Health International reported that “in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults, aged 20 and older, were overweight… more than 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese.” Today, fit people are in the lowest percentile, while obesity affects the majority of our population. Obesity has already become an epidemic in the country spreading to all states. The reasons for this way of things are many; It is difficult to blame laziness as the sole trigger for the increase in obesity. By examining the effects of obesity, it can be concluded that it is a huge problem in today's society. It all starts with each individual's personal attitude towards their body image, nutrition plan or physical activity. On the other scale is the group of people who blame the mass media for creating the image of a person with standardized body proportions, unattainable for a random person. Despite the provocative media campaign promoting thinness and sportsmanship, it seems that citizens do not respond to these efforts. It is important to admit that obesity is not only the force that ruins the body, but destroys the entire organism. Obesity not only alters the functioning of organs, but kills and has already killed many people. It is high time people realize this problem and address it as soon as possible before it becomes too late. According to data collected by the WHO, overweight and obesity represent the fifth risk of death in the world. Obesity-related disorders claim more than 850 lives a day and over 300,000 every year...... middle of paper ......Arons, Abigail. “Childhood obesity in Texas. Costs, policies and a framework for the future”. Texas Children's Hospital Association, 2011.Combs, Susan. "Increase costs, waste time." 2011 Special Report: The Obesity Crisis in Texas, 2011. Web. Ogden, Cynthia L. and Caroll Margaret D. et al. “Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011–2012.” JAMA, 2014.The Washington Post. “Which state is the most obese and which is the least obese? Some new winners this year.” 2014. Web. < http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/wich-is-the-most-obese-state-and-that-is-the-least-some-new-winners-this -year/2014 /03/07/83a5a4f0-a4a8-11e3-84d4-e59b1709222c_story.html>WHO. "Obesity and overweight". Information sheet no. 311, 2013. Web.