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Obesity is a direct result of what Thomas Friedman of the New York Times refers to as the Fast Society

Obesity is a direct result of what Thomas Friedman of the New York Times refers to as the Fast Society

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make an analysis on the statement that obesity is a direct result of what Thomas Friedman of the New York refers to as the fast society. Obesity has been recognized in human populations for thousands of years. Historically, evidence of human obesity dates to prehistoric times and is depicted in the Stone Age statues of obese human forms. The paintings of Ruben display an ideal female form that is obese by today's western standards (Forbes, 2009, p. 112). There is a very negative impact of child obesity on teens (Dietz, 2004, p. 955). The physical consequences of obesity among teens are important. People who are overweight by 20% or more is considered normal, would be more likely to have medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung and kidney, gout and tumor complications. Being overweight is associated with increased risk of death.

Discussion

Thomas Friedman has considered the world as a fast society. He is a columnist in New York Times. In one of his columns, he mentioned that today's era is the era of fast society. He has mentioned that world has become so fast and everyone in these times is in rush. The globalization has increased which have also made the things a fast one. Thus, obesity can also be considered to be a result of the fast society. This is because the world has become very fast, and people are running towards gaining success and earning money. Therefore, they do not have the time to even maintain their physic./ As mentioned by Thomas Friedman, the era is a fast era, and this is the reason that the demand for fast food is continuously increasing. The increase in the fast food demand is also increasing the obesity rate. Fast foods are the major cause of obesity (Fisch, 2005, p. 521). In this article, writer says that obesity is a consequence of modern lifestyles. Simply speaking, it occurs when the flow of energy in the body exceeds its expenditure. Causes of this balance are varied and depend on the nature of food and nutrition, as well as on lifestyle. Yet nutrition in the development ...