I remember, reading an article in either ” Newsweek ” or ” Time Magazine ” a couple of years ago, and it pointed out that kids were about 47% overweight, than children, about 25 years ago. I also remember reading a book entitled, ” Foods That Burn Fat “, and, I was shocked that the author pointed out that only about 3% of the American population who were overweight, were overweight due to having gland problems. The most obvious reasons why the  American population is overweight, both children and adults alike, are bad eating habits and no working out, or bodily exercises .  Many of us already know that, excessive fat can bring on all types of health problems, such as fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, cancer, and heart disease, just to mention a few. There are studies which show that kids at 9 and 10 years of age, are already having problems with high blood pressure and diabetes, due to excessive fat. I would like to suggest that technology could be a major factor why so many children and adults are overweight. Too much technology has caused people to become lazy. I remember being at an airport, and, when I went to use one of the restrooms, I noticed that the toilets flushed automatically by themselves. Instead of walking in a restaurant, just drive through. All of this convenience makes up lazy and unproductive. Kids use to have a lot of outdoor activities, such as kickball, hide and go seek, dodge-ball, football, basketball, and baseball. However, in our current day and time, the only activities that most of them engage in, are video games and other forms of technological entertainment. Let it be understood here, that I am not using technology as a scapegoat, for the obesity problem that we are currently facing in the U.S., because there are individuals who use technology a great deal and they both eat right and workout on a regular basis. Unfortunately, however, the percentages for this crowd are very low. Eating larger portions is another reason why so many individuals are overweight. Just go into any fast food restaurant, and, give one of  the employee your order, and, see how he or she will always try to encourage you to super size it. Constantly eating more calories than we can burn, allows more and more fat to build up in our bodies over a certain period of time. Being overweight simply means that a person has more body fat than is healthy. Oh yes, many people think that they do not have to workout if they happen to be skinny or have a nice figure. This is simply not true. I had a girlfriend who was 108 pounds, and, she had a nice figure. She did not think that she needed to workout. One day I took her with me to Bally Total Fitness and we both got on a stair-master. After about eight minutes, she got off the machine breathing pretty hard. I pointed out to her that, even though she was small and had a nice figure, she still needed to exercise her heart, and do light weight training to keep herself tuned. If a person constantly has a bad eating habits, and he or she does not engage in bodily exercises, especially as one gets older, he or she is bound to become fat. The solution is very simple, one should start eating right, and develop a workout program, which should consists of three or four days a week, for about a hour and a half a day.

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